Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/01/09/04:03:23
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>I'm pretty new at game programming in general, so I have MANY
>newbie-like questions. So far, I've been using int 16h's functions to
>get my keyboard input. Then I heard that I should write my own keyboard
>handler instead of the BIOS functions. I read the article on keyboards
>in the PCGPE, and it says something about an interrupt 9 being
>generated. What the hell does this mean, and how can I check for an
>interrupt 9? I suppose I need to learn more about how a computer's
>insides work, so is there I web site(s) where I can learn so?
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You can find input tutorials (w/ int9h for keyboard handling) at GPMega
http://www.perplexed.com/GPMega
Look in the DJGPP section....
According to a programming buddy Dhonn:
http://xoom.com/dhonn
he says int16h is a "higher level" keyboard interrupt (like kbhit() )
and he swears by int9h....
me - I use what works... and that's int9h... it's all I've ever used since I
got into game programming w/ Andre' Lamothe's books...
Jim the loiterer (wannabe PC game/graphics developer)
http://members.aol.com/qball1723/index.htm
[please don't hate me because I pay too much for poor internet service!!]
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