ccastje@prism.gatech.EDU (John Adair) (07/13/90)
How do programs read multiple keys pressed at the same time (not just
Alt and 'X')? Many multiple player games allow two players to share
the keyboard. Is there a way to get the 8042 to alternate scan codes
between the two keys (i doubt it)? Do I have to sit there and poll
the keyboard port (0x60, I think), remembering that the first key has
sent a 'make', but not a 'break', before the second key sends a 'make'?
Is there a simpler way to do this?
Along the same lines, how do I discard the keypresses before (or as soon
as) they reach the buffer, preferably without having to constantly
read in and discard characters?
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