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From: Gautier.DeMontmollin@maths.unine.ch (Gautier)
Subject: Re: DOS interrupts with GNAT 3.04
Date: 1996/12/23
Message-ID: <1996Dec23.124409.5432@news>#1/1
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organization: University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
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Date: 1996-12-23T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <E2qt4t.KAx@nonexistent.com>, 
Rich Maggio <maggior@world2u.com> writes:
> I am wondering if there are any provisions (aside from interfacing to another 
> programming language) in this Ada compiler to access the software interrupts
> in DOS.  The reason is this: by doing this, it would be very simple to put 
> together a package to perform nice screen output - cursor positioning, 
> character attributes, etc.
>...
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> Rich Maggio
>
The interface with DOS interruptions is done in a package (DJGPP_Library if I
remember well) of the vga-pack (EZ2LOAD). I've played with it some time ago
for mouse and screen interruptions. Browse the archives PAQS and TESTS at

    http://www.unine.ch/math/Personnel/Assistants/Gautier/Gaut_FTP.htm
                         
Gautier