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Tandy 1000 HX - System Clock

Tandy 1000 HX
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Get Current Printer Status
Read
the
printer status into
AH.
Entry Conditions:
AH
= 2
Exit Conditions:
DX
=
printer
to be
used
(0-2)
AH
=
printer status,
as
follows
(set
=
true):
bit
0 =
timeout occurred
bit
1 =
[unused]
bit
2 =
[unused]
bit
3 =
I/O
error
bit
4 =
selected
bit
5 =
out of
paper
bit
6 =
acknowledge
bit
7 =
not
busy
System Clock
These routines provide methods
of
reading
and
setting
the
clock
maintained
by the
system. This device
is
labeled CLOCK
in the
device list
of
the
operating system.
An
interface
for
setting
the
multiplexer
for
audio source
is
also provided.
Software Interrupts:
1A
hex (26 dec)
Function Summary:
AH
= 0:
Get
Time
of
Day
AH
= 1:
Set
Time
Of
Day
AH
=
80H: Set Up
Sound Multiplexer
The clock runs
at
the
rate
of
1,193,180/65,536
per
second (about
18.2 times
per
second).
Function Descriptions:
Get Time
Of Day
Get (read)
the
time
of
day
in
binary format.
Entry Conditions:
AH
= 0
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