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   Markus Humm to Samuel Fleischer   
   Re: detection of character-amount that f   
   08 Dec 04 18:23:47   
   
   From: markus.humm1@freenet.de   
      
   Samuel Fleischer schrieb:   
   > Hello!   
   >   
   > When using the CRT-unit of BP7 for creating real-mode DOS-   
   > applications, there are the two variables WindMin and   
   > WindMax. Lo(WindMax)-Lo(WindMin)+1 gives the amount of   
   > characters which fit into one line of the screen/window.   
   >   
   > Is it possible to detect the amount of characters which fit   
   > into one line of the screen without using the CRT-unit (and   
   > also without writing character by character to the screen   
   > until the x-coordinate switches back to 1 again)?   
   >   
   > I already searched SWAC, Prof. Timo Salmi's FAQ and google.   
   > What other resources would you recommend?   
   >   
   > Sincerely   
   >   
   > Sam   
   >   
   >   
   This must be somewhere in the BIOS data area at Seg0040 ($0040 for TP 6   
   and below). Get a copy of Ralf browns Interrupt List from the web and   
   look it up there. Afaik it some byte value at some location there...   
      
   Greetings   
      
   Markus   
      
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