DPMI & BIOS

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From: Beanpole
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00

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I know we can't call DOS functions directly from pmode.  Mouse services (int
33h) and VESA (BIOS int 10h) calls work but the VESA spec says you can do
this and the mouse functions are called from a loaded driver.

Is it safe to call other BIOS functions directly from protected mode under a
DPMI server?
The keyboard services, such as int 16h, function 0 and int 16h, function 1
seem to work fine.
Beanpole

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