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Format of data at start of STACKS code segment (if present):

Offset  Size    Description
 00h    WORD    ???
 02h    WORD    number of stacks (the x in STACKS=x,y)
 04h    WORD    size of stack control block array (should be 8*x)
 06h    WORD    size of each stack (the y in STACKS=x,y)
 08h    DWORD   ptr to STACKS data segment
 0Ch    WORD    offset in STACKS data segment of stack control block array
 0Eh    WORD    offset in STACKS data segment of last element of that array
 10h    WORD    offset in STACKS data segment of the entry in that array for
                the next stack to be allocated (initially same as value in
                0Eh and works its way down in steps of 8 to the value in
                0Ch as hardware interrupts pre-empt each other)

Note:           the STACKS code segment data may, if present, be located as
                follows:
    DOS 3.2:    The code segment data is at a paragraph boundary fairly
                early in the IBMBIO segment (seen at 0070:0190h)
    DOS 3.3:    The code segment is at a paragraph boundary in the DOS data
                segment, which may be determined by inspecting the segment
                pointers of the vectors for those of interrupts 02h,
                08h-0Eh, 70h, 72-77h which have not been redirected by
                device drivers or TSRs.
    DOS 4.x:    Identified by sub-segment control block type "S" within
                the DOS data segment.