0:496h                   Keyboard Status and Type Flags

Length: 1 byte

This byte holds keyboard status information.

                      Keyboard Status Information

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

x . . . . . . .       Read ID in progress

. x . . . . . .       Last character was first ID character

. . x . . . . .       Force Num Lock if read ID and KBX

. . . x . . . .       101/102-key keyboard installed

. . . . x . . .       Right Alt key is pressed

. . . . . x . .       Right Ctrl key is pressed

. . . . . . x .       Last code was E0 Hidden Code

. . . . . . . x       last code was E1 Hidden Code

Use INT 16h, Service 12h, to obtain some of this information.

Addresses 0:417h and 0:418h also contain keyboard status information.

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See also: INT 16h, 12h

See also: 0:417h

See also: 0:418h

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