Reading two keys at once

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From: Chris
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 23:03

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Hello
   I need to read the keyboard directly so I can determine if
two keys are being pressed at once.  I will need to know what 
ports to call and how to interpret the data.  I except to replace
the normal keyboard interrupt and not use the keyboard buffer. Any
suggestions?

--
Chris Busch   CBUSCH@ub.d.umn.edu
"I guess Intel invented radioactiveware!"
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore,
    be reguarded as a criminal offense." - E. W. Dijkista 
"High-level languages should remove burden from the programmer, not
 put burden on the person!"

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Subject: Reading two keys at once
Date: 28 Oct 1992 17:03:11 -0600
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