Welcome to the asylum..
Your first post seems to pass the newbie/Olin test suite.

Quick thought (pre rushing to shower and out the door) - if you run your
button check routine NON interrupt with a soft timing loop, does it work OK.

Are IRQs off when you are playing with in input line i/o status?

        RM

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