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Int 28 C - DOS 2+ - Dos Idle Interrupt [D]
SS:SP = top of MS-DOS stack for I/O functions
Return: all registers preserved
Desc: This interrupt is invoked each time one of the DOS character input
functions loops while waiting for input. Since a DOS call is in
progress even though DOS is actually idle during such input waits,
hooking this function is necessary to allow a TSR to perform DOS
calls while the foreground program is waiting for user input. The
INT 28h handler may invoke any INT 21h function except functions
00h through 0Ch.
Notes: under DOS 2.x, the critical error flag (the byte immediately after the
InDOS flag) must be set in order to call DOS functions 50h/51h from
the INT 28h handler without destroying the DOS stacks.
calls to INT 21/AH=3Fh,40h from within an INT 28 handler may not use a
handle which refers to CON
at the time of the call, the InDOS flag (see INT 21/AH=34h) is normally
set to 01h; if larger, DOS is truly busy and should not be reentered
the default handler is an IRET instruction
supported in OS/2 compatibility box
the _MS-DOS_Programmer's_Reference_ for DOS 5.0 incorrectly documents
this interrupt as superseded
See Also: INT 21/AH=34h,INT 2A/AH=84h,INT 2F/AX=1680h
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