Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!caen!Firewall!uunet!mcsun!ukc!yorkohm!minster!mrp
From: mrp@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Keyboard Interrupt
Message-ID: <676893474.5183@minster.york.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Jun 91 09:57:54 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
Lines: 24

When I have my screenblanker module loaded in my Arc (310), in a
couple of games, the screen goes into blank mode while I'm still
bashing away at the keys.  One of my friends said this was probably
acheived by turning off the keyboard interrupt to make things go
faster, but still being able to read the status of keys.

Assuming this is correct how can I do this (from C)?  I don't have the
PRM's but managed to scrounge a brief look and I couldn't see how to
do it.

As a thought, if this was possible, wouldn't turning it off when the
hourglass was on be a good idea and speed things up a bit.   

   - Martin

#===============================#===========================================#
| Martin Portman                | Phone: (0904) 432735                      |
| Dept. of Comp. Science        | JANET:  mrp@uk.ac.york.minster            |
| University of York            | UUCP: ...!mcsun!ukc!minster!mrp           |
| Heslington                    | ARPA:                                     |
| YORK YO1 5DD ENGLAND          | mrp%minster.york.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk |
#===============================#===========================================#
|	My heart is beating, I'm alive but I don't call this living	    |
#===========================================================================#