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Handles 0-2 are connected to the console device. During program execution they can get modified (closed, redirected) like any other handle.
 
Because the size of the JFT in the PSP is limited to 20 bytes, originally only 15 files (20- minus the 5 standard devices) could be open at a time. In MS-DOS 2.0, the Extended Job File Table was introduced, which allowed up to 254 files to be opened.
 
As of MS-DOS 3.30, the size of the JFT can be modified with a call to <code>INT 21h, 67h</code>.