Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard issue - wondering about typematic rate for keyboard repeats in different VMs and emulators

2022-06-18 Thread Bret Johnson
Most modern computers seem to support INT 16.03 to set the Typematic rate. I've personally never had it fail with real hardware, but in some Virtual Machines (VMs) it doesn't actually do anything. I've had lots of failures with support of INT 16.09 to get the current typematic rate, both in

Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard issue - wondering about typematic rate for keyboard repeats in different VMs and emulators

2022-06-18 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! Here is the related RBIL part for you: B-1603--- INT 16 - KEYBOARD - SET TYPEMATIC RATE AND DELAY AH = 03h AL = subfunction 00h set default delay and rate (PCjr and some PS/2) 01h increase delay before repeat

Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard issue - wondering about typematic rate for keyboard repeats in different VMs and emulators

2022-06-18 Thread Paul Dufresne via Freedos-user
Eric proposed: "For this, you start DEBUG, then type: a cs:100 mov ax,0305 mov bx, int 16 int 20 g q " As Ah=3 int 16h is marked as PCJr only: INT 16 - KEYBOARD - SET DELAYS (PCjr ONLY) REG AH = 3 AL = 0: RESET TYPEMATIC AL = 1: INCREASE INITIAL DELAY AL = 2: INCREASE CONTINUING DELAY

Re: [Freedos-user] Keyboard issue - wondering about typematic rate for keyboard repeats in different VMs and emulators

2022-06-10 Thread Eric Auer
Tom, In DOS I was able to press and hold a key and the key would repeat. Great for arrow and page keys.  For some reason this stopped workin wow. one of these Asshole from Hell questions: no information what DOS we are talkink about. no information whatsoever about CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT.