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From: pcm@iwarpj.intel.com (Phil C. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Book On PC Interrupt Codes Wanted (now call for info for interrupt list)
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Date: 30 Aug 88 14:32:04 GMT
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}In article <1140@agora.UUCP> john@agora.UUCP (John Cavanaugh) writes:
}>  Howdy.  I am looking for a book that shows all of the interupt codes
}>for the PC.  I want stuff like what interrupts do what, what has to be in
}>the registers for things to happen, etc.

I've had pretty good luck with "Advanced MS-DOS", by Ray Duncan.
This book covers some pretty diverse areas in systems programming, like:

    o which systems calls are available with which versions of DOS
    o writing MS-DOS filters
    o writing MS-DOS device drivers
    o writing MS-DOS interrupt handlers
    o writing your own DOS shell
    o using expanded memory
    o MS-DOS disk internals, FAT structure, file structure, etc.
    o serial port I/O
    o display programming (BIOS & low-level)

    Sorry about the stream of consciousness list, but...

    Anyway, the book has lots of examples, written in both assembler and
    C (Microsoft C 3.0 or later).  The book also makes frequent mention of
    XENIX and UNIX.  I THINK (but admit I didn't look carefully) that the
    book has a programming example showing how to read Unix/Xenix files.

    All in all, a VERY useful book which I have used quite a bit.

    This book has a more portable sibling by the same author:
    IBM ROM BIOS, by Ray Duncan, in the Microsoft Press Programmer's Quick
    Reference Series.

    Hope this info is of some use!




Phil Miller