The way the interrupt vector table is organized for 8086.
The idea of software interrupts.
The operation of hardware interrupts of 8086.
The significance of DOS and BIOS interrupts.
How to access the video display by the use of BIOS interrupts.
How to access the video display by direct writing/reading to the video RAM.
How the PC’s keyboard and its controller are organized.
How to use BIOS interrupts for keyboard access.
The method of ‘hooking’ interrupts.
How to write TSR programs.
Introduction
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