INT 14 - SERIAL - READ CHARACTER FROM PORTIBM PC Portable (uses same BIOS as XT)
AH = 02h
AL = 00h (ArtiCom)
DX = port number (00h-03h (04h-43h for Digiboard XAPCM232.SYS))
Return: AH = line status (see #00304)
AL = received character if AH bit 7 clear
Notes: will timeout if DSR is not asserted, even if function 03h returns
data ready
various network and serial-port drivers support the standard 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.
functions with interrupt-driven I/O instead of 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.'s polled I/O
the 1993/04/08 Compaq system ROM(Read-Only Memory) A memory for program storage which may not be changed by the program as it runs. uses only the low two bits of DX
SeeAlso: AH=01h,AH=02h"FOSSIL(Fido/Opus/Seadog Standard Interface Layer) A standardized API for performing serial I/O, originally used by the Fido and Opus bulletin- board software and Seadog bulletin-board mailer, but now in wider use.",AH=84h,AH=FCh