>for a byte mode read. Page 204 of the book says "Another IEEE committee >is developing a standard BIOS, or API, for using the new modes." Anyone >know what they are? Did they ever standardize it? I'll bet most generic drivers only support reading the status bits, not the (optional) bidirectional data lines. Might check the Ralf Brown interrupt list. Here's a link to an HTML version: http://ctyme.com/rbrown.htm newell -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body