[Coco] C and BASIC09 (Auto-discard notification)

[Dennis Bathory-Kitsz]

>Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 17:49:14 -0400
>From: Benoit Bleau <Me at somenet.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Coco] C and BASIC09 (Auto-discard notification)
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>Here's a link to online OS9 manuals.  I hope one of them has what you're 
>looking for:
>http://www.ab.com/manuals/abs/
>
>-Ben
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>Mannequin* wrote:
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>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 06:25:25 -0400
>>Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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>>>OK, you actually are asking how OS-9 processes keyboard information
>>>not C. OS-9 as with most OSes will filter multiple key presses and
>>>special key entries and release the standard ascii data set. To access
>>>the special keys, study the OS-9 GetStatt call SS.KySns and how to
>>>call it from C. If that won't do the job, you will need to write your
>>>own keyboard driver routine in assembly and interface it with C.
>>>    
>>>
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>>As suggested, I looked up the "getstat ()" C call in the C compiler's
>>user's guide. It told me if I wanted anymore information to check with
>>the OS-9 System Programmer's Manual. I don't have that book. Does anyone
>>know where I can either get it, or if it's online anywhere where I can
>>view it?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>-M.
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