INT 0A C - IRQ2 - LPT2 (PCIBM PC), VERTICAL RETRACE INTERRUPT (EGAEnhanced Graphics Adapter(Enhanced Graphics Adapter) IBMInternational Busiuness Machines's second color video board for the IBMInternational Busiuness Machines PCIBM PC family, capable of a maximum resolution of 640x350 pixels in 16 simultaneous colors of a total of 64 possible colors.,VGAVideo Graphics Array(Video Graphics Array) The video adapter introduced with the IBMInternational Busiuness Machines PS/2IBM PS/2, any model series of computers.)
Notes: the TOPS and PCnet adapters use this interrupt request line by default
DOS 3.2 revectors IRQ2 to a stack-switching routine; DOS 3.3+ does so
unless STACKS=0 has been set in CONFIG.SYS. MS/PC-DOS 3.3+ use the
IBMInternational Busiuness MachinesInternational Busiuness Machines) A hardware, software and other service technology company founded in 1911. Interrupt Sharing Protocol (see #02568) when hooking this IRQ(Interrupt ReQuest) A hardware line connected to the interrupt controller chip which signals that a CPU interrupt should be generated.
on ATs and above, the physical data line for IRQ2 is labeled IRQ9 and
connects to the slave 8259. The BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. redirects the interrupt for
IRQ9 back here.
under DESQview, only the INT 15h vector and BASIC(Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) A programming language originally designed as a means of teaching FORTRAN. There are many variations of BASIC with differing capabilities; the majority are interpreted but compiled BASIC is becoming more popular. All genuine IBMInternational Busiuness Machines personal computers (including the latest PS/2IBM PS/2, any model models) come equipped with a cassette-based BASIC interpreter in ROM. segment address (the
word at 0000h:0510h) may be assumed to be valid for the handler's
process
many VGAVideo Graphics Array(Video Graphics Array) The video adapter introduced with the IBMInternational Busiuness Machines PS/2IBM PS/2, any model series of computers. boards do not implement the vertical retrace interrupt,
including the IBMInternational Busiuness MachinesInternational Busiuness Machines) A hardware, software and other service technology company founded in 1911. VGAVideo Graphics Array(Video Graphics Array) The video adapter introduced with the IBMInternational Busiuness Machines PS/2IBM PS/2, any model series of computers. Adapter where the traces are either cut or
removed
SeeAlso: INT 52"DESQview",INT 5A"DoubleDOS",INT 71,INT 7A"GO32"