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From: psfales@ihlpe.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Request for DOS programmer books
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 22:14:00 EDT
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In article <129@laticorp.UUCP>, sarah@laticorp.UUCP (Sarah Groves Hobart) writes:
> I'm looking for recommendations for good reference books on DOS.
> Specifically I'm looking for books that are designed for programmers
> who are familiar with other operating systems but are new to DOS.
> The book(s) should go beyond a dry recitation of DOS commands (I can
> get that from the user manual);  what I really need is to be able to
> get a feel for how to think in DOS.


A top-notch book I have is "Advanced MS-DOS" by Ray Duncan and published
by Microsoft Press.  It is slanted a little toward Microsoft products
(the chapter on programming tools discusses MASM, Microsoft C, CREF, LINK,
and LIB), but most topics are applicable to any software development.
Other chapters discuss Disk Internals, Subdirectories, Memory Allocation,
and writing Device Drivers.  All illustrated with well commented
examples.

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