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The Interrupt List

The interrupt list is a comprehensive listing of interrupt calls, I/O ports, memory locations, far-call interfaces, and more for IBM PCs and compatible machines, both documented and undocumented. Well over six megabytes of information in ASCII text files!

System Requirements: a computer which can extract ZIP files and display plain vanilla ASCII text files. Some of the enclosed utilities are slightly pickier :-).

The following links point at the most current version of the x86/MS-DOS Interrupt List (Release 56, 21dec97). In Mosaic, set Load to Local Disk from the Options menu before accessing them; in Lynx, select Download while highlighting one of the links; in Microsoft Internet Explorer, right-click on the link and select Save Target As.

Some people have reported trouble retrieving files from the above; if so, try old-fashioned FTP to get the interrupt list.

A number of people have converted some or all of the interrupt list files into HTML format, for example Marc Perkel and DJ Delorie. Note that the HTML conversions will generally lag a little behind the current release (Delorie was still at Release 53 as of 03jan98).

The interrupt list has been [ Selected by PC Webopaedia ]
It is downloaded more than 60 times per day from this site alone.

Programming Libraries

SPAWNO

A swapping replacement for the C runtime library's spawn..() functions. Swaps the program to disk, EMS, XMS, or raw extended memory, leaving less than 300 bytes in memory while the child program executes. Click here to download version 4.13 (12/12/92). This archive also includes a swapping replacement for the Turbo Pascal Exec() function.

System Requirements: Compatible 16-bit C compiler (known to work with Turbo/Borland C and MS C v6/7), or Turbo Pascal.

AMISLIB

A function library to write self-highloading, removable TSRs in assembler. The TSRs automatically avoid conflicts and can be unloaded in any order (provided no non-AMIS TSR has hooked interrupts afterwards). You may download AMISLIB version 0.92 (117k), or just the AMIS v3.5 specification to which the TSRs created with AMISLIB conform.

System Requirements: DOS 2.0+, MASM-compatible assembler.

DV-GLUE

A function library to take advantage of the DESQview API (as well as portions of the QEMM private API). Includes complete source code, mainly in assembler, as well as precompiled libraries in all six major memory models. Freeware. Click to download version 1.72 (374k).

System Requirements: DESQview v2.0+ and a compatible compiler (Turbo C, MS C, probably other 16-bit compilers).

Applications

RBcomm

A small, fast, DESQview-aware terminal program with VT100/VT52/ANSI and AVATAR emulations, seamless Zmodem downloads, keyboard macros, scrollback, etc. Runs in only 64K. Click here to download version 3.46 (1/29/95).

System Requirements: MS/PC DOS 2.0 or higher, 64K available RAM, IBM-compatible serial port, MDA/HGC/CGA/EGA/VGA/+. File transfers require an external program such as PDZM or DSZ.

RBPCI

This package contains PCICFG, a program to display lots of information about the PCI-bus devices inside a computer. All device-specific data is stored in editable text files for ease of updates (submissions welcome!). Click here to download version 1.10 (79k).

System Requirements: a computer with a PCI expansion bus.

DVdevload

A program for loading device drivers inside of DESQview windows. While DESQview v2.40+ includes an equivalent program, DVdevload uses much less memory, and includes a special small TSR to work around in incompatibility between device loaders and the 4DOS/NDOS shells running inside DESQview windows. Click here to download it (11k).

System Requirements: DESQview 2.0 or higher.

DVPtame

A program for modifying the DESQview program information files (*.DVP) to limit the number of times a program may poll the keyboard for keystrokes before DESQview takes away its CPU time. Download DVPTAME here (3.2k).

System Requirements: DESQview v1.0+.

RBdualVGA

A set of programs for using two color SuperVGA cards in one PC. You can download the beta version 0.9 (19K). Includes a TSR for swapping between displays and blanking both screens when the system is not being used.

System Requirements: A PCI-bus computer with two PCI-bus VGA cards installed.

RBkeyswap

A small TSR to swap the CapsLock and Left Control keys, as well as the Esc and backquote/tilde keys. Uses only 64 bytes in a UMB. RBKEYSWP.ZIP is just 4K to download.

System Requirements: DOS 2.0+

RBspeed

Set the speed of an Intel Neptune motherboard chipset from the command line. Click to download RBSPEED1 now (6K).

System Requirements: Computer with an Intel Neptune chipset; may also work on Intel Saturn chipsets.

Obsolete Programs

SPTURBO

A simple IDE for using Borland's Turbo compilers from Borland's Sprint word processor. Click to download
SPTURBO now (10K).

DVKPOLL

DVKPOLL is a small shared program to limit the number of keyboard polls a program may make under DESQview.

Programs Written by Others

Various EEL code for Epsilon.
VT100-related text files, as well as a VT100-compatibility checker
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