>  JV> out 70h,al      ; set index
>  JV> jmp $+2         ; let things settle 
>  JV> in al,71h       ; read byte
>  JV> jmp $+2         ; better to replace 'jmp $+2' with 'OUT
> 
> Are these delays necessary ? I've never seen them in other CMOS
> accessing code.
It was suggested to me a long time ago to use them that way. See 
if you can find CMOS port addressing in your BIOS and then you'll 
know how it's done on your machine.
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