IBM 5150 Hardware Reference Manual

B. Break
The combination CTRL BREAK will result in the keyboard
routine signaling interrupt -lAo Also, the extended char-
acters
(AL = DOH, AH = DOH) will be returned.
Power
up initialization, this interrupt is set up to cause the
break sequence to be ignored.
It is up to the system or r'"
application initialization code to change the interrupt
vector in order to support an actual
"break" function.
C. Pause
The combination CTRL NUM-LOCK will cause the key-
board interrupt routine to loop, waiting for any key except
NUM-LOCK to be pressed. This provides a system/
application transparent method
of suspending list/print/
etc. temporarily, and then resuming. The
"Unpause" key
is thrown away. Handled internal to keyboard routine.
D. The following keys will have their typematic action
suppressed by the keyboard routine:
CTRL, SHIFT, ALT,
NUM-LOCK, SCROLL-LOCK, CAPS LOCK, INS.
E. Print Screen
The combination SHIFT-PRINT SCREEN (Key 55) will
result in an interrupt invoking the print screen routine.
This routine works in alpha/graphics mode, with unrecog-
nizable characters printing as blanks.
The keyboard routine does its own buffering. The buffer is big
enough to support a fast typist.
If a key is entered when the
buffer
is full, the key will be ignored and the "bell" will
be sounded.
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IBM 5150 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel 8088
Clock Speed	4.77 MHz
RAM	16 KB - 256 KB
Manufacturer	IBM
Model	5150
Release Year	1981
Storage	5.25-inch floppy drives
Graphics	MDA or CGA
Operating System	IBM PC DOS
Ports	Cassette, keyboard
Expansion Slots	5