Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/12/08/21:01:17
On Mon, 01 Dec 1997 11:35:55 GMT, yorka AT dlc DOT fi (Atte Koivula) wrote:
>Now that I have finally managed to sum up a decent amount of cash to
>buy a cpl more books to my collection, I'd like to know if you have
>any experience or ideas concerning certain titles.
>
> I'd like to learn about general hardware stuff, ie. DMA, IRQ and PIT,
>and I'd like to get a firm grasp on DPMI. Any suggestions?
If you like 'electronic books', the free PDF-docs from Intel :
www.intel.com/design/pentium/manuals
have a lot info about x86 architecture and programming.
The 'embedded-PC' or 'PC-in-a-chip' microcontroller (Intel 386EX, AMD
Elan and NSC 486SXL) manuals can also be helpful -- these chips have
a lot of a PC motherboard inside...
If you have a direct net connection at your local library or at
school, better to use it... These docs are about 2 - 5 Megabytes
each... And you can look if they have the docs available in a free
CDROM, so you can save hd-space...
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