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From: kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: int 13h vs. int 21h disk I/O confusion
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Date: 18 Jan 90 16:48:25 GMT
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In article <26038@cup.portal.com> cliffhanger@cup.portal.com (Cliff C Heyer) writes:
>Books explain int 21h calls as being more 
>functional and portable than int 13h calls.
>But I'm wondering if there other important
>benefits of one method vs. the other.
>
>Perhaps I have not found the right book that
>really explains all this stuff.
>

I am do not make a habit of endorsing any Microsoft product, but I have
found the MS-DOS encyclopedia from Microsoft Press to be an invaluable
resource for answering just such questions as these.  At $65 for the
paperback, it is a good investment.


Chewey, get us outta here!
                 
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov             (818)354-8771
Kaleb Keithley