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comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 4/5
Section - - Which 80x86 CPU is running my program?

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 SNIPPETS (see <Q:02.08> [What and where is SNIPPETS?]) contains
 C-callable x86 assembly language code for determining the type of CPU in
 CPUCHECK.ASM.

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Ben in Seattle
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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