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program segment prefix address 00h-001h content type?

In the wikipedia page about PSP says that the content in address 00h-001h is "CP/M exit (always contains INT 20h)", i want to know: Is it a string or an hex value ?

Thanks for your help.

Solution

  • Obviously that's a hex value. How is a seven character string "INT 20h" going to fit in two bytes? The INT 20h instruction fits just fine in two bytes, though:

    CD 20