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From: valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty)
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Subject: Re: Backgroup processing (Was Re: DOS idle interrupt (INT28))
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Date: 8 Jan 91 16:18:08 GMT
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yawei@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (mr. yawei) writes:

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>Btw, int 16h is the Bios keyboard, not video, interrupt. It seems some
>earlier versions of DV may not have int 16h routed properly. -- Just my
>guess, no slandering intended. :-)

I find it interesting that 10 hex = 16 decimal and that 10H is video and
16H is keyboard.  Kinda like it was designed to confuse people who are
sure what RADIX they're programs are assembled under.