Int 21 Fn 2B01 - Tame V2.10+ - Installation Check [T]
AX = 2B01h
CX = 5441h ('TA')
DX = 4D45h ('ME')
---v2.60---
BH = ???
00h skip ???, else do
Return: AL = 02h if installed
ES:DX -> data area in TAME-RES (see #1070,#1074,#1076)
Program: TAME is a shareware program by David G. Thomas which gives up CPU
time to other partitions under a multitasker when the current
partition's program incessantly polls the keyboard or system time
Format of TAME 2.10-2.20 data area:
Offset Size Description (Table 1070)
00h BYTE data structure minor version number (01h in TAME 2.20)
01h BYTE data structure major version number (07h in TAME 2.20)
02h DWORD number of task switches
06h DWORD number of keyboard polls
0Ah DWORD number of time polls
0Eh DWORD number of times DESQview told program runs only in foreground
12h DWORD original INT 10h
16h DWORD original INT 14h
1Ah DWORD original INT 15h
1Eh DWORD original INT 16h
22h DWORD original INT 17h
26h DWORD original INT 21h
2Ah DWORD original INT 28h
2Eh WORD offset of TAME INT 10h handler
30h WORD offset of TAME INT 14h handler
32h WORD offset of TAME INT 15h handler
34h WORD offset of TAME INT 16h handler
36h WORD offset of TAME INT 17h handler
38h WORD offset of TAME INT 21h handler
3Ah WORD offset of TAME INT 28h handler
3Ch WORD X in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
3Eh WORD Y in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
40h WORD number of polls remaining before next task switch
42h WORD /KEYIDLE value
44h BYTE interrupts already grabbed by TAME (see #1071)
45h BYTE flags for interrupts which may be acted on (same bits as above)
46h BYTE TAME enabled (01h) or disabled (00h)
47h BYTE /TIMEPOLL (01h) or /NOTIMEPOLL (00h)
48h BYTE /NOTIMER (01h) or /TIMER (00h)
49h BYTE window or task number for this task
4Ah BYTE multitasker type (see #1072)
4Bh BYTE type of task switching selected
bit 0: DESQview???
bit 1: DoubleDOS???
bit 2: TopView???
bit 3: KeySwitch
bit 4: HLT instruction
4Ch BYTE ???
4Dh BYTE flags
bit 1: /FREQ instead of /MAX
4Eh BYTE /FG: value
4Fh BYTE task switches left until next FGONLY DESQview API call
50h BYTE ???
Bitfields for interrupts already grabbed by TAME:
Bit(s) Description (Table 1071)
0 INT 10h
1 INT 14h
2 INT 15h
3 INT 16h
4 INT 17h
5 INT 21h
6 INT 28h
(Table 1072)
Values for multitasker type:
01h DESQview
02h DoubleDOS
03h TopView
04h OmniView
05h VM/386
Bitfields for type of task switching selected:
Bit(s) Description (Table 1073)
0 DESQview
1 DoubleDOS
2 TopView
3 OmniView
4 KeySwitch
5 HLT instruction
Format of TAME 2.30 data area:
Offset Size Description (Table 1074)
00h BYTE data structure minor version number (02h in TAME 2.30)
01h BYTE data structure major version number (0Ah in TAME 2.30)
02h DWORD number of task switches
06h DWORD number of keyboard polls
0Ah DWORD number of time polls
0Eh DWORD number of times DESQview told program runs only in foreground
12h DWORD time of last /CLEAR or TAME-RES load
16h DWORD time yielded
1Ah DWORD time spent polling
1Eh DWORD time spent waiting on key input with INT 16/AH=01h,11h
22h DWORD original INT 10h
26h DWORD original INT 14h
2Ah DWORD original INT 15h
2Eh DWORD original INT 16h
32h DWORD original INT 17h
36h DWORD original INT 21h
3Ah DWORD original INT 28h
3Eh WORD offset of TAME INT 10h handler
40h WORD offset of TAME INT 14h handler
42h WORD offset of TAME INT 15h handler
44h WORD offset of TAME INT 16h handler
46h WORD offset of TAME INT 17h handler
48h WORD offset of TAME INT 21h handler
4Ah WORD offset of TAME INT 28h handler
4Ch WORD X in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
4Eh WORD Y in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
50h WORD number of polls remaining before next task switch
52h WORD /KEYIDLE value
54h WORD /FG: value
56h WORD task switches left until next FGONLY DESQview API call
58h WORD multitasker version
5Ah WORD virtual screen segment
5Ch BYTE interrupts already grabbed by TAME (see #1071)
5Dh BYTE flags for interrupts which may be acted on (same bits as above)
5Eh BYTE window or task number for this task
5Fh BYTE multitasker type (see #1072)
60h BYTE type of task switching selected (bit flags) (see #1073)
61h BYTE watch_DOS
62h BYTE action flags (see #1075)
63h BYTE old status
64h WORD signature DA34h
Bitfields for TAME action flags:
Bit(s) Description (Table 1075)
0 TAME enabled
1 /FREQ instead of /MAX (X and Y count fields are per tick)
2 /TIMEPOLL
3 /KEYPOLL
4 inhibit timer
5 enable status monitoring
See Also: #1074,#1076
Format of TAME 2.60 data area:
Offset Size Description (Table 1076)
00h BYTE data structure minor version number (02h in TAME 2.60)
01h BYTE data structure major version number (0Bh in TAME 2.60)
02h DWORD number of task switches
06h DWORD number of keyboard polls
0Ah DWORD number of time polls
0Eh DWORD number of times DESQview told program runs only in foreground
12h DWORD time of last /CLEAR or TAME-RES load
16h DWORD time yielded
1Ah DWORD time spent polling
1Eh DWORD time spent waiting on key input with INT 16/AH=01h,11h
22h 4 BYTEs ???
26h DWORD original INT 10h
2Ah DWORD original INT 14h
2Eh DWORD original INT 15h
32h DWORD original INT 16h
36h DWORD original INT 17h
3Ah DWORD original INT 21h
3Eh DWORD original INT 28h
42h WORD offset of TAME INT 10h handler
44h WORD offset of TAME INT 14h handler
46h WORD offset of TAME INT 15h handler
48h WORD offset of TAME INT 16h handler
4Ah WORD offset of TAME INT 17h handler
4Ch WORD offset of TAME INT 21h handler
4Eh WORD offset of TAME INT 28h handler
50h WORD X in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
52h WORD Y in /max:X,Y or /freq:X,Y
54h WORD number of polls remaining before next task switch
56h WORD /KEYIDLE value
58h 4 BYTEs ???
5Ch WORD X in /boost:X,Y
5Eh WORD Y in /boost:X,Y
60h WORD /FG: value
62h WORD task switches remaining until next FGONLY DESQview API call
64h WORD multitasker version ???
66h WORD virtual screen segment
68h BYTE interrupts already grabbed by TAME (see #1071)
69h BYTE flags for interrupts which may be acted on (same bits as above)
6Ah BYTE window or task number for this task
6Bh BYTE multitasker type (see #1072)
6Ch BYTE type of task switching selected (bit flags) (see #1073)
6Dh BYTE watch_DOS
6Eh BYTE action flags (see #1075)
6Fh BYTE old status
70h WORD signature DA34h