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From: "Liam" <marl AT rmplc DOT co DOT uk>
To: "Paul Derbyshire" <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>, <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: DJGPP and MSCDEX
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 13:39:35 +0100
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Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
> Michael Gaugy (mgaugy AT ix DOT netcom DOT com) writes:
> > Does anyone know how to interface with the MSCDEX extension
> > through djgpp?  I have 16-bit TC code for interfacing, but
> > I seem to be having major problems when I try to run it.
> > 
> > Is there any 32-bit interface to MSCDEX?
> > 
> > Thanx in advance to anyone who could help.
> 
> Why mess with interrupts and MSCDEX... accessing music CDs or photo CDs?
> Because ordinary CD-ROMs can be accessed with stdio functions, if the
user
> supplies the CD-ROM's drive letter, can't they?
Isn't there any way to access the CD-ROM with OUT using MSCDEX, by
including
some inline assembly that writes and reads directly to the controlers
ports???
Liam