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comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 2/5
Section - - How can I stuff characters into the keyboard buffer?

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 If your computer has an enhanced keyboard (see <Q:04.08> [How can my
 program tell what kind of keyboard is on the system?]), put the scan
 code in CH and the ASCII character in CL, then execute INT 16 AH=5. The
 return in AL is 0 for success or 1 for buffer full.

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Ben in Seattle
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Jun 2, 2026 @ 4:16 pm
Another solution is to use a parallel port loopback plug. It makes the PC think there is a printer attached. The benefit of this is it doesn't require anticipating the problem with ANSI.SYS escape sequences nor does it make you wait half an hour for the "Abort, Retry, Ignore?" prompt, as some versions of DOS do.

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