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                            Detecting EGA Video

       INT 10h, function 12h (in AL), subfunction 10h (in BL) will
       return BL = 10h if not an EGA since invalid functions requests
       return without register modification

        or

       INT 10h function 1Ah can be used to detect the presence of EGA.

       BL = 4  EGA with color display
          = 5  EGA with monochrome video display

       - see  INT 10/1A


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