Is it possible to access the port 0x60 (Keyboard) with pointers?

lol this was one of the first things i tried to do with pointers! :D

i couldn''t figure it out. i kept getting access violations. apparently you can''t just assign an address to a pointer and grab the value at that address (cause of how memory is allocated, can''t have programs messing with other programs'' memory).

there may be a function that returns a pointer to the keyboard or something that makes that memory accessible, i just don''t know what it is

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hey, i know how to use DX8 now! sort of.. well i''ve got the object loading, rotation, positioning, camera, text and lights down... now for input and sound.