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Article #2898Re: How does BIOS define character attributes?
From: Bill de Beaubien
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 1990 13:27
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 1990 13:27
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In article <6558@uceng.UC.EDU> dsims@uceng.UC.EDU (david l sims) writes: >I want to use BIOS call 10H, function 09H (write attribute/character at >current cursor position). Register BL is supposed to hold the >attribute of the character that I want to write. However, I've searched >my BIOS manual high and low, and I can't find anything describing >this "character attribute." > >Does anyone know how this character attribute is defined? The attribute byte is defined as follows: bit 7 - blink, though can be background intensity if you're on an EGA or better, and use int 10h, service 3, subservice 3 to disable the blinking attribute. bits 4-6 - background color bit 3 - foreground intensity bits 0-2 - foreground color Bill -- Bill de Beaubien / wjb@moscom.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!midway!linac!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ee.rochester.edu!moscom!wjb From: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: How does BIOS define character attributes? Keywords: BIOS character attributes Message-ID: <2352@moscom.UUCP> Date: 2 Nov 90 13:27:51 GMT References: <6558@uceng.UC.EDU> Reply-To: wjb@moscom.UUCP (Bill de Beaubien) Organization: Moscom Corp., E. Rochester, NY Lines: 21