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From: n8541751@unicorn.WWU.EDU (kriston m. bruland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Turning off NumLock through software
Summary: Program to turn off Numlock
Keywords: NumLock
Message-ID: <309@unicorn.WWU.EDU>
Date: 12 Nov 89 08:55:46 GMT
References: <3932@ur-cc.UUCP> <255AF5E9.24227@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
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Organization: Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA
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The following assembly language fragment turns off the much-hated Numlock
on my IBM Model 30-286 every day when I boot up, so that I don't have to.

    mov     ax,40h          ;status segment
    mov     es,ax           ;into es
    mov     bx,17h          ;status offset
    mov     al,11011111b    ;clear evil numlock bit!
    and     es:[bx],al      ;leave the others untouched


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