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Advanced BIOS Functions
6-8
AUXILIARY CHARACTER SET
ESC(l
This function is used to access the auxiliary character codes (20H - FDH) created by
the CHR utility. The one character immediately following the escape sequence is
treated as the auxiliary character code. In Direct Console
1/0
(BDOS function 6)
the available auxiliary character codes have a range of OOH to FFH.
SETA MODE
NOTE
The character immediately following ESC is
the open parentheses character, (, not the
square bracket.
ESC[>Psh
This sets the mode specified by the parameter. Only the values listed below may be
used. All other parameters values are ignored.
Parameter
I
2
5
7
RESET A MODE
ESC[>Psl
Mode
Disable system status display
Disable key click
Disable cursor display
Disable keyboard input
This escape sequence resets the mode specified by the parameter. Only the values
listed below may be used. All other parameter values are ignored. The final
character is the lowercase letter 1, not the number one.
Parameter
I
2
5
7
Mode
Enable system status display
Enable key click
Enable cursor display
Enable keyboard input
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