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From: gened@gssc.UUCP (Gene Daniel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Polling keyboard
Message-ID: <6317@gssc.UUCP>
Date: 2 Sep 90 07:53:28 GMT
References: <944@beguine.UUCP>
Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Inc. Beaverton, Or.
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In article <944@beguine.UUCP> Aamir.Zakaria@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account) writes:
>Can anyone tell me how, in either C or assembly language (8088), I can poll
>the keyboard for character input without actually waiting for input, i.e.
>just check if the user has hit a key.
>
>
>Thanks!

Most "C" compilers on PC's have a function called kbhit() it returns
non-zero if a key stroke is available to be input. This function is
available in Microsoft, Borland and Zortech runtime libraries. I seem
to remember it has been available ever since the BDS compiler on 8080
CP/M machines.


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