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Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.

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Int 21H, AH=08H

Version

1 and higher

Brief

CHARACTER INPUT WITHOUT ECHO

Family API

DosRead

Input

AH = 08h

Return

AL = character read from standard input

Notes

^C/^Break are checked, and INT 23 executed if detected standard input is always the keyboard under DOS 1.x, but may be redirected under DOS 2+

if the interim console flag is set (see AX=6301h), partially-formed double-byte characters may be returned

See also

AH=01h,AH=06h,AH=07h,AH=0Ah,AH=64h“DOS 3.2+”

Note

Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61

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