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From: smsmith@hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith)
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Subject: Re: A good PC book is needed
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Date: 2 Apr 91 18:40:09 GMT
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In article <4263@bnr-rsc.UUCP> simonl@bnr.ca (Simon-Cheuk Leung) writes:
>I realize this had probably been asked in the past, but I haven't captured
>the information. I have been out of touch on PC for some years. Can anyone
>point me to some good books or reading material that provides an introductory
>overview of the 386/486's hardware and system software. As I remember, there 
>was a book called "Inside the IBM PC" by Peter Norton, describes the 8088 pc
>hardware and system software especially good coverage of floppy disk and
>disk files. The book is definitely out-of-date. 
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Not anymore.  If you buy the latest version (1990), it talks in detail
about 386's and 486's.  It's an EXCELLENT and up-to-date book.  I
highly recommend it.

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