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Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced

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On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:02:27 -0000, Steve <Bogus@embarq.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> writes:
>
> <Snip>
>> It's mostly asm. Toggles a shift key then uses an extended keyboard call
>> to see if it's changed.
>> Should be easily rewritten in asm or ascii asm for use in batch.
>
>    That seems more of a test to see if the BIOS supports extended  
> keyboard
> functions.  The memory byte at 40H:96H should indicate a 101 keyboard is
> attached if bit 4 is set.
>

Cheers


      so something like (untested)

org 0x100

mov ax,0x0040
push ds
pop ds
mov bx,0x0096
mov al,[bx]
and al,0x00010000           ; bit 4
mov ah,0x4C
int 0x21

; zero rc if not enhanced kbd


-- 
Bah, and indeed, Humbug

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Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced keyboard? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-03 19:50 +0000
  Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-12-04 15:02 +0000
    Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-05 19:19 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-12-06 15:59 +0000
        Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-08 20:38 +0000
    Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-07 07:18 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-07 07:19 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Frank Kotler <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> - 2016-12-07 09:24 -0500
        Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 11:58 +0000
          Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Frank Kotler <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> - 2016-12-08 11:49 -0500
            Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-08 20:37 +0100
              Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2016-12-09 06:22 +0700
                Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-10 04:53 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Rod Pemberton <NeedNotReplyHere@xrsevnneqk.cem> - 2016-12-07 19:52 -0500

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