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From: amead@s.psych.uiuc.edu (alan mead)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Detection of LCD type screens
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Date: 25 Feb 91 22:11:31 GMT
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Although I don't know anyway to detect an LCD screen, you can probably
detect a laptop.  I've never programmed anything for a laptop, but the
"computer's signature byte" is at $FFFF:$FFFE. $FF - $F8 are desktops.
Compaq uses it's own system, $9A is a Compaq Plus.

Hope this helps.

-alan mead : amead@s.psych.uiuc.edu