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From: berggren@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Eric Berggren)
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Subject: Re: Bypassing DOS/BIOS
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Date: 23 Mar 91 08:21:01 GMT
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empty@polari.UUCP (Terry Peterson) writes:

>Can anyone point me to references (preferably w/ sources included)
>that discuss developing disk I/O strategies that bypass DOS and the
>BIOS?  If sufficient interest exists, I will be pleased to post
>a summary of responses.

  I too, am interested in this sort of thing. Eventually to either write
and operating system, or port a UNIX, have been playing around trying to
be able to write to various devices directly (even the keyboard). If you
get anything, please post or e-mail them. Thanks.

-e.b.

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