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From: gbs@voder.UUCP (George Smith)
Newsgroups: net.lang.pascal,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: TURBO PASCAL-HOW TO MAKE A PROGRAM RAM RESIDENT
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Date: Thu, 3-Apr-86 12:40:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  3 12:40:33 1986
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Summary: TSR programs with Turbo Pascal

In article <316@ptsfd.UUCP>, jdf@ptsfd.UUCP (Jack Fine) writes:
> 
> I would like to 
> see if anyone can help me with the code necessary to load a program in RAM
> and call it up when needed by key selection.  Hardware will be both ibm pc
> 
> Jack

I think I can help.  First there are two magazine articles that are
very good references about writing Terminate and Stay Resident programs
for PC-DOS.  They are:

	(1) Writing Desk Accessories by Tom Wadlow
	    Fall 85 Special issue of Byte called
	    Inside the IBM PCs
	(2) Interrupt Borrowing with Turbo Pascal by Stephen Davis
	    Sep/Oct 1985 issue of Micro/Systems Journal

Second, I have the source code for the THELP.PAS program that is mentioned
in the article by Davis.  It could be used as a skeleton for any program
that needs to be TSR and callable by hitting a 'hot key'.  I will mail
it to those who request it (if there are a lot of requests, I will post
it to net.micro.pc).