Int 16 Fn AF4D - K3plus V6.00+ (api V2.0+) - Get Version Information [K]
AX = AF4Dh
BX = 4B33h ('K3')
Return: AL = 50h if installed
BX = K3 version
DX = API version
ES:CX -> K3 structure (version-dependent) (see #0532)
Program: K3PLUS is an extended keyboard driver by Matthias Paul and Axel C.
Frinke, originally based on the K3 extended German keyboard driver
by Martin Gerdes published in c't magazine in 1988
See Also: AX=AF20h,AX=AF50h,AX=AF80h,AX=AF82h/BX=4B33h,INT 2F/AX=D44Fh/BX=0000h
See Also: INT 2F/AX=ED58h
Index: installation check;K3PLUS
Format of internal K3 structure:
Offset Size Description (Table 0532)
00h 3 BYTEs signature "K3$"
03h BYTE length of structure, including this byte and signature
04h WORD compiler switch option flags A (see #0533)
06h WORD compiler switch option flags B (see #0534)
08h BYTE internal flags A (see #0535)
09h BYTE internal flags B (see #0536)
0Ah WORD DOS version recorded at startup
0Ch WORD "ActTypeSpeed"
0Eh WORD last Keyboard-ID sent
41ABh translated, 83ABh native (pass-through)
10h WORD offset of K3TAB Special
12h WORD offset of K3TAB German
14h WORD offset of K3TAB Alt
16h WORD offset of K3TAB AltGr
18h WORD offset of K3TAB Ctrl
1Ah WORD offset of K3TAB NPad
1Ch WORD offset of K3TAB CtrlNPad
1Eh WORD offset of K3TAB AltNPad
20h WORD offset of K3TAB ApoTbl or 0000h
22h WORD offset of K3TAB UmlautTbl or 0000h
24h WORD offset of K3TAB UmlautTblExp or 0000h
26h WORD length of video mode table
28h WORD offset of VidMdTbl or 0000h
2Ah BYTE '$' end marker
Bitfields for K3PLUS compiler switch option flags A:
Bit(s) Description (Table 0533)
15 GuINT16Fct2 (general use of INT 16 function 2)
14 Int15df (INT 15 has to be predefined)
13 GuAltNP (general use of Alt Numpad)
12 SupAT (ATs+ supported)
11 GuINT16Fct3 (general use of INT 16 function 3)
10 GuINT16Ret (general use of INT16 bad function return)
9-8 Layout (0-2, 3 reserved; 0=PC, 1=AT, 2=MF)
7 ForceMF (force MF decode without read-ID)
6 KXlate (translate keys for special keyboard)
5 UmlautX (umlaut translation capability included)
4 ApoX (translate apostrophe)
3 DoINT16 (INT 16 handler included)
2 UseCC (CopyCursor included)
1-0 UseEB
0=no extended keystroke buffer, 1=reserve mem, 2=use PSP, 3=reserved
Bitfields for K3 compiler switch option flags B:
Bit(s) Description (Table 0534)
15-11 reserved (0)
10 CtrlSeq (Ctrl macro capability included)
9-8 SupINT16fct55FE
6 DoInstallCheck (check for double installation)
5 SupINT16fct5PcJr (INT 16/AH=05h"PCjr" supported)
4 SendOut (sound and message output supported)
3 SupInt16fct5500 (INT 16/AX=5500h supported)
2 GuINT15Fct4F (calls to INT 15/AH=4Fh supported)
1-0 UseBufferStart (0=use standard area, 1=set standard area,
2=use internal indexes, 3=reserved)
Bitfields for K3 internal flags A:
Bit(s) Description (Table 0535)
7 DoingUmlautExp
6 CallINT15fct4F
5 Beep1 (requires SendOut set in option flags B)
4 ATflag (set for AT, 386, PS/2 Models 50-80)
3 XTflag (set for PC, PC/XT, Micromint PC, Pencock PC, PS/2 Model 30)
2 KeyClick
1 UmlautExp
0 UmlautTrans
Bitfields for K3 internal flags B:
Bit(s) Description (Table 0536)
7-5 reserved
4 TranslateE0 enabled
3 Boot enabled
2 PrintScreen enabled
1 Break enabled
0 ApoPendingBeep