Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site galon Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!hao!nbires!isis!galon!fmg From: fmg@galon (Pat Gallivan) Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.unix Subject: Re: BOOKS: Advanced UNIX(TM) Programming; Systems Software Tools Message-ID: <125@galon> Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 13:20:24 EST Article-I.D.: galon.125 Posted: Fri Nov 22 13:20:24 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Nov-85 06:28:51 EST References: <672@hou2a.UUCP> Reply-To: fmg@galon.UUCP (Pat Gallivan) Organization: Galon Exploration, Denver, CO. Lines: 38 Xref: watmath net.lang.c:7175 net.unix:6341 In article <672@hou2a.UUCP> ijk@hou2a.UUCP (I.KINAL) writes: >Has anyone any recommendations on either book (both published by Prentice >Hall; >------------------------ >Advanced UNIX (TM) Programming by Marc J. Rochkind. Here's comprehensive, >practical advice on how and when to use - and not use system calls. >265 pp. $32.95. > Marc's book is excellent. It is essentially an indepth discussion of system calls. i.e. device and file I/O with a good discussion of semaphores. I would highly recommend it to anyone dealing with the Unix system internals. The book is clear and concise with well developed examples. Even the expert will enjoy it as Marc adds comments and insight on some of the historical imperatives for certain of the kernal's features. A working knowledge of UNIX* and C is expected. He is carrying the bible, though, for AT&T* as the examples reference system III to system 5 and Xenix 3.0. For those with BSD or V7, the conversions are not that difficult. BTW: In the front of the book, the author offers the examples in "machine readable form". When I contacted him he indicated they were available but at a price. If I understood right, although he wasn't on any of the nets he did correspond with Colorado University (boulder!) via e-mail. * Yes it is trade-marked and copyrighted by TPC. ------------ >Systems Software Tools by Ted J. Biggerstaff. This easy-to-follow, new >guide gives you the latest details on the C language and compiler, >interrupt and communications hardware, terminal emulators, window >interfaces, multitasking window systems, and concurrency structures. >250 pp. $28.95. >----------------------- Sorry can't help you on this one. ---- Pat Gallivan @ UUCP: ..!seismo!hao!nbires!isis!galon!fmg Galon Exploration, Inc. 7122 S. Fillmore, (303) 770-6229 Littleton, CO 80122 Data: (303) 771-0258 "It is better to 'backup' then go forward."