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                        INT 15 - System BIOS Services                        
                                                                                
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                                                                                          INT 15,0  Turn cassette motor on (PC,PCjr only)                                  INT 15,1  Turn cassette motor off (PC,PCjr only)                                 INT 15,2  Read blocks from cassette (PC,PCjr only)                               INT 15,3  Write blocks to cassette (PC,PCjr only)                                INT 15,F  PS/2 format periodic interrupt (PS/2 only)                            INT 15,20  PRINT.COM Critical region flag (undocumented DOS 3.x+)                INT 15,21  PS/2 power on self test (PS/2 except 30)                              INT 15,40  Read / modify profiles (convertible only)                             INT 15,41  Wait on external event (convertible only)                             INT 15,42  Request system power off (convertible only)                           INT 15,43  Read system status (convertible only)                                 INT 15,44  (De)activate internal modem power (convertible)                       INT 15,4F  Keyboard intercept  (BIOS date specific)                              INT 15,80  Device open                                                           INT 15,81  Device close                                                          INT 15,82  Program termination                                                   INT 15,83  Event wait                                                            INT 15,84  Joy-Stick support                                                     INT 15,85  System request key pressed                                            INT 15,86  Elapsed time wait (AT and after)                                      INT 15,87  Move block to/from extended memory                                    INT 15,88  Extended memory size determination                                    INT 15,89  Switch processor to protected mode                                    INT 15,90  Device busy                                                           INT 15,91  Interrupt complete                                                    INT 15,C0  Return system configuration parameters (PS/2 only)                    INT 15,C1  Return extended BIOS data address (PS/2 only)                         INT 15,C2  Pointing device BIOS interface (PS/2 only)                            INT 15,C3  Enable/Disable watchdog timer                                         INT 15,C4  Programmable option select                                                                                                                                                                                                              - CF is set and AX is left unchanged if a function requested in AH                 isn't supported                                                                - some Tandy BIOS's fail to restore interrupts on return from INT 15                                                                                                                                                                        
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