INDEX
80286 registers, 12
80287 math coprocessor, 263,
~
16
8041 controller, 139
Controller commands, 181
Keyboard commands, 181, 188
keyboard controller, 180
Keyboard Request Service Port (SVC), 181
STD-BIOS Scancodes and commands, 190
System reset, 316
Output buffer full (OBF), 95, 103
Service request (SVC), 95, 103
8259A interrupt controller, 9, 95, 316 (see also Interrupts)
A
Absolute graphics data, 56
Absolute touch data, 97
Adapter card, Hard disc, 239, 240
Application event drivers, 57, 63, 90
Application programs, 3
Assembler (see Macro Assembler), 3
Asynchronous communication, (see Serial port driver)
B
BIOS (see ROM BIOS, EX-BIOS and STD-BIOS)
Boot process, 323
Boot record, Flexible disc, 323
Boot record, Hard disc, 32
Bucket header, System string, 268
Bucket pointer, System string, 269
Buckets, System string, 268, 269
Button ISR Event Record, 62, 69, 102
Button scancode data, 56
C
Calling Conventions, EX-BIOS, 14
Calling Conventions, STD-BIOS, 13
Child driver, 197 (see also Device mapping)
Child vector field, 97
Clipping, 57
Clock (see System clocks)
CMOS Memory, 263,269
Shutdown status byte, 314
Coprocessor (see 80287 math coprocessor)
Cursor Position, 13
o
Data areas,
EX-BIOS, 19,264
STD-BIOS, 12, 18
Data segments, 20, 21
Data types, ISR Event Record, 62
Describe Record,
Logical, 58
Physical, 98
Device emulation, 97
Definition, 97
Device mapping, 21, 97
Disc,
Chain, Int 13H, 241, 243, 247
Flexible (see Flexible disc)
Hard (see Hard disc)
Physical driver numbers, 239
Disc driver (STD-BIOS), 239
Diskette operation table, 244
Diskette parameter table, 244, 245
Diskette status table, 244, 245
Display modes, Video, 27
Display resolution, Video, 27
Driver Header, 48, 21
E End of track parameter, 245, 254
Equl.Dment determination driver (INT 11 H), 263, 272
Event Record (see ISR Event Record)
EX-BIOS,
Calling conventions, 14
Data area, 13, 21, 265
Definition of, 7
Driver header (see Driver header), 21, 97
Function codes, 7, 14
Global data area, 19, 22
HP_ENTRY interrupt vector, 13
HP_ENTRY_CODE, 19
HP_VECTOR--TABLE, 19,57,97,263,264,267,321
Fixed vectors, 267
Free vectors, 267
Reserved vectors, 267
Keyboard drivers, 155
Memory allocation, 320
Parameter passing conventions, 16
Return status codes, 14, 16
Extended ASCII code, Keyboard, 142
Extended BIOS (see EX-BIOS)
Index 501
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