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Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.

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Int 21H, AH=03H

Version

1 and higher

Brief

READ CHARACTER FROM STDAUX

Family API

DosRead

Input

AH = 03h

Return

AL = character read

Notes

keyboard checked for ^C/^Break, and INT 23 executed if detected

STDAUX is usually the first serial port

See also

AH=04h,INT 14/AH=02h,INT E0/CL=03h

Note

Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61

DOS API
Process manager INT 20H, INT 21H: 00H, 25H, 26H, 31H, 34H, 35H, 4BH, 4CH, 4DH, 50H, 51H, 52H, 55H, 62H, INT 22H, INT 27H, INT 28H
File manager INT 25H, INT 26H, INT 21H: 0DH, 0EH, 0FH, 10H, 11H, 12H, 13H, 14H, 15H, 16H, 17H, 19H, 1AH, 1BH, 1CH, 21H, 22H, 23H, 24H, 27H, 28H, 29H, 2EH, 2FH, 32H, 3305H, 36H, 39H, 3AH, 3BH, 3CH, 3DH, 3EH, 3FH, 40H, 41H, 42H, 4300H, 4301H, 45H, 45H, 46H, 4EH, 4FH, 54H, 56H, 5700H, 5701H, 5AH, 5BH, 5c00H, 5c01H, 60H, 67H, 68H, 6900H, 6901H, 6AH, 6CH
Character Device I/O INT 29H, INT 21H: 01H, 02H, 03H, 04H, 05H, 06H, 07H, 08H, 09H, 0AH, 0BH, 0AH, 0CH, 5D07H, 5D08H, 5D09H, 5D0AH
Signals INT 23H, INT 24H, INT 21H: 3300H, 3301H, 3302H
Memory manager INT 21H: 48H, 49H, 4AH, 5800H, 5801H, 5802H, 5803H
Date and Time INT 21H: 2AH, 2BH, 2CH, 2DH
Misc INT 21H: 30H, 3306H, 3700H, 3701H, 3702H, 3703H, 59H
NLS INT 21H: 3303H, 3304H, 3800H, 3801H, 6300H, 6301H, 6301H, 6500H, 6501H, 6502H, 6503H, 6504H, 6505H, 6506H, 6507H, 6520H, 6521H, 6522H, 6523H, 65A0H, 65A1H, 65A2H, 6601H, 6602H
Devices INT 21H: 4400H, 4401H, 4402H, 4403H, 4404H, 4405H, 4406H, 4407H, 4408H, 4409H, 440AH, 440BH, 440CH, 440DH, 440EH, 440FH, 4410H, 4411H, 53H
Network INT 21H: 5E00H, 5E01H, 5E02H, 5E03H, 5E04H, 5E05H, 5F00H, 5F01H, 5F02H, 5F03H, 5F04H, 5F05H, 5F07H, 5F08H
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