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Re: [MiNT] XBIOS function bending
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- Subject: Re: [MiNT] XBIOS function bending
- From: Michael Schwingen <rincewind@discworld.dascon.de>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 14:54:03 +0100
- In-reply-to: <Pine.MNT.4.10.10001031007480.119-100000@milan>; from Frank Naumann on Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 10:08:23AM +0100
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On Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 10:08:23AM +0100, Frank Naumann wrote:
> > Unfortunetely, there is no BIOS function to read/write multiple characters
> > from/to a device - this would be helpful for serial ports, too.
>
> For this we have the GEMDOS.
Right. And currently, Gemdos has to call the BIOS for every single character
unless the device is handled by a Gemdos-level driver.
cu
Michael
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