Int 17 Fn 00 - Printer - Write Character [B]
AH = 00h
AL = character to write
DX = printer number (00h-02h)
Return: AH = printer status (see #0555)
See Also: AH=02h,AH=84h"AX",AX=6F02h,AH=F1h,INT 16/AX=FFE3h,INT 1A/AH=11h"NEC"
See Also: INT 4B/AH=00h,PORT 0278h"PRINTER",MEM 0040h:0008h,MEM 0040h:0078h
Bitfields for printer status:
Bit(s) Description (Table 0555)
7 not busy
6 acknowledge
5 out of paper
4 selected
3 I/O error
2-1 unused
0 timeout
Note: for Tandy 2000, bit 7 indicates printer-busy when set rather than clear