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INT 1Bh (27) Keyboard Break
Called when a Control-Break key sequence is encountered.
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When the machine is powered on, the interrupt handler for this
interrupt just IRETs back to the caller. DOS, however, installs a
Ctrl-Break handler that sets an internal flag to signal that a
keyboard Break condition has occurred.
Notes: DOS tests the state of the internal flag
occasionally, depending on the state of the Control-
Break Check (INT 21h, Function 33h). If the flag is
on during a test, then the string " followed by
a Carriage-Return/ Line-Feed combination, is
displayed on the screen, the DOS internal flag is
reset, and INT 23h (Control-Break Exit Address) is
called.
Note that INT 09h (Keyboard) sets the byte at
0:0471h to signal that a Control-Break key has been
entered.
See Also:
INT 23h
0:471h
33h
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