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From: MATHRICH@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel UMC Math Department)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: re: tp printer check
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Date: 28 Nov 89 22:51:20 GMT
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Use the INT procedure to issue an interrupt 17H with AH=2.  On return,
AH will have the printer status bits.  If AH is 90H (not busy, selected)
then you can print.

Rich