Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 14:25:05 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: QBallLives <qballlives AT aol DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Keybord Read Problem
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On 17 Apr 1998, QBallLives wrote:

> >>     unsigned userinput;
> >>         if(kbhit()) userinput=getkey() //or getch()
> >> 
> >>     but the problem is that it does not get the first key you press. You
> >> often get a delay or you have to press the key twice.
> 
> It could be the buffered input thing...
> 
> try putting this:
> 
>     setbuf(stdout,NULL);	   /* fix djgpp's buffered output */

Buffering has no effect on reading keys through BIOS.  BIOS reads are
always unbuffered.