Q44035: WAIT Statement Can Access All 65535 Ports, Not Just 0 to 255

Article: Q44035
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 15-DEC-1989

The documentation for the WAIT statement incorrectly states that the
input port number given as an argument to a WAIT statement can range
from 0 to 255 only. WAIT can actually address all 65,536 machine ports
(0 to 65535).

This information applies to the WAIT statement in the following
manuals:

1. Page 446 of "Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0: BASIC Language Reference"
   for Versions 4.00 and 4.00b for MS-DOS

2. Page 446 of "Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0: BASIC Language
   Reference" for Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2

3. Page 507 of "Microsoft QuickBASIC Compiler" manual for Versions
   2.0x and 3.00 for MS-DOS

This documentation error has been corrected in the "Microsoft BASIC
7.0: Language Reference" manual and in the Microsoft BASIC PDS 7.00
QBX.EXE Microsoft Advisor on-line Help system.

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