Re: WANTED: list of useful BIOS locations

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From: Bob Davis
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 1990 14:15

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In article <90304.161727DLV101@psuvm.psu.edu> DLV101@psuvm.psu.edu (Dwaine VanBibber) writes:
>I'm looking for all those neat memory locations and what they do. For
>example, here are a few:
>
>ffff:0 - jump here for warm/cold boot
>ffff:fffe - machine ID byte
>0040:00f0 - Keyboard type (0 older keyboard, 1 extended)
>????:???? - keyboard status word (numlock, scroll lock, etc.)
>????:???? - stores address of beginning of video memory.
>
>Does anyone know where I can find THE definitive list of the? A book or
>text file that someone has compiled will do fine. Thanks.
>--Dwaine

Hello, Dwaine,
  I recommend you fetch from Simtel [26.2.0.74] by anonymous ftp
(ways also exist to fetch via E-mail to a server):

	PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>1216REF2.ARC

This Simtel directory, PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>, is, in my opinion,
a veritable mother lode of DOS information. You might want
to scan across some of its other file descriptions also.
	Best,


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