Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site megamax Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!megamax!m5 From: m5@megamax Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <3100001@megamax> Date: Mon, 31-Mar-86 16:15:00 EST Article-I.D.: megamax.3100001 Posted: Mon Mar 31 16:15:00 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Apr-86 03:49:51 EST References: <398@ihnet.UUCP> Lines: 7 Nf-ID: #R:ihnet.UUCP:398:megamax:3100001:000:280 Nf-From: megamax!m5 Mar 31 15:15:00 1986 The function getchar() is designed to return characters from line- edited input from the keyboard, in keeping with the implementation of standard I/O everywhere else in the world. If you want characters as they are typed, use the low level BIOS routines. Mike McNally Megamax