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Q34455: MASM 5.10 MACRO.DOC: BIOS Macro Syntax, Description

Article: Q34455
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

The following information was taken from the MASM 5.10 MACRO.DOC file.

BIOS Macro Syntax and Description

MODE, PAGE, AND COLOR CONTROL

@GetMode (I 10h F 0Fh)

Gets the current video mode and page

Syntax:         @GetMode

Arguments:      None
Return:         AL          = Mode
                AH          = Width in characters
                BH          = Page
Registers used: AX and BH

@SetMode (I 10h F 00h)

Gets the current video mode and page

Syntax:         @SetMode mode

Arguments:      mode        = 8-bit video mode
Return:         none
Registers used: AX

@SetColor (I 10h F 0Bh)

Sets the background color

Syntax:         @SetColor color

Arguments:      color       = 8-bit background color (0-15);
                              border color in text modes
Return:         none
Registers used: AX and BX

@SetPalet (I 10h F 0Bh)

Sets the color palette

Syntax:         @SetPalet color

Arguments:      color       = 8-bit color palette (0-1 for modes
5 and 6)
Return:         none
Registers used: AX and BX

@SetPage (I 10h F 05h)

Sets the video page

Syntax:         @SetPage page

Arguments:      page        = 8-bit page number; 0-3 for modes 2
                              and 3
Return:         none
Registers used: AX

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