Re: A86: TI-86 interrupts, Part 2

Re: A86: TI-86 interrupts, Part 2

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• Subject: Re: A86: TI-86 interrupts, Part 2
• From: Kirk Meyer <kirk008@ibm.net>
• Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:57:46 -0600
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It wouldn't crash, per se... it would wait until a key was pressed. But
since the interrupts are disabled, it will get stuck in an infinite
loop. Also note that _getky as well ask _getkey relies on the interrupts
being enabled.

If you want to read keys with interrupts disabled, use the 0 port.

Dux Gregis wrote:
>  I mean that disabling the interrupt keeps _getkey from working properly.  I'm
> not sure what would happen if you called _getkey when the interrupt is
> disabled (crash?).

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