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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 16:37:13 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <199710222337.QAA21241@adit.ap.net>
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To: sam AT greenaum DOT demon DOT co DOT uk, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: How do I write to the keyboard LEDs?

At 05:54  10/20/1997 GMT, Sam. wrote:
>Thanks, this worked very well. I'd like to know the difference between
>your method and Firewind's, do they do the same thing the same way? Is
>the keyboard controller set to listen to a memory address, or does the
>write cause an interrupt, or what?
Ummm... good question. I don't know. I think the memory poke works because
BIOS monitors the area, so probably it changes the LED's when it notices it.
Perhaps on the next timer tick, or next keyboard interrupt, or something...
I'd never heard of Firewind's method before, but I'm not about to argue with
it since it works in an obvious way.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net



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