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   JJ to Hul Tytus   
   Re: int 13h & greater   
   06 Sep 19 14:38:40   
   
   From: jj4public@nospicedham.vfemail.net   
      
   On Thu, 5 Sep 2019 19:51:51 +0000 (UTC), Hul Tytus wrote:   
   >    I'm looking for the method(s) used to access disks with greater than 8   
   gigabytes capacity   
   > on the IBM style computers, ie Compaq/hp, Dell, etc? I've checked interupt   
   13h for the   
   > presence of "extended" capabilities but have found nothing on 4 different   
   machines.   
   > There is, obviously, another access path. Anyone know what or where it is.   
   >   
   > Hul   
      
   If there's no Int 13h Extension support, then you'll have to use port I/O.   
   Check xtideuniversalbios project's source code to see how it implements the   
   Int 13h Extension.   
      
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