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13503READ.EXE Diagnostic Utility
S1D13503
Issue Date: 01/01/29
X18A-B-006-05
13503READ.EXE DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY
13503READ is an OEM utility program which enables the user to read the S1D13503 register contents. It is a useful utility
for OEMs wishing to submit a problem report for the video controller. If run with 13503BIOS loaded, it will try to interpret
the BIOS settings.
Program Requirements
Note
13503READ uses “stdout” calls and may be redirected to a file or piped to a DOS filter such as
MORE.COM.
Installation
Copy the file 13503read.exe to a directory that is in the DOS path on your hard drive.
Usage
From DOS prompt, type the following:
13503read [p=n] [/?]
Where:
13503read
without any argument will read the S1D13503 registers, including the palettes.
p
is the S1D13503 port address in hex (e.g. 310).
/?
produces a usage message.
Example:
to generate a report, simply type
13503read [port] > report.txt
and the information which 13503READ obtains will be stored in the file report.txt.
Video Controller
:
S1D13503
Display Type
:
Up to 640x480 LCD
BIOS
:
Seiko Epson 13503BIOS.COM (optional)
DOS Program
:
Yes
DOS Version
:
3.0 or greater
Windows Program
:
No
Windows DOS Box
:
Yes
Windows DOS Full Screen :
Yes
OS/2 DOS Full Screen
:
Yes
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