Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!hplabs!hp-sdd!megatek!spot!hollen From: hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Need good reference for segment:offset addressing in 80x86 Message-ID: <494@megatek.UUCP> Date: 16 Feb 89 16:09:35 GMT References: <6615@siemens.UUCP> Sender: news@megatek.UUCP Distribution: na Lines: 22 From article <6615@siemens.UUCP>, by jrv@siemens.UUCP (James R Vallino): > Someone I know is just beginning to do some lower level programming on a PC. I > am looking for references which describe the segment:offset in the 80x86 family > processors. I learned this so long ago I can't remember the reference I used > or if I picked it up on the fly. > Try this: INTEL iAPX 86/88, 186/188 User's Manual, Programmer's reference order Number: 210911-001 You can get this through any reputable electronics supply house which handles INTEL chips. Since I work for a firm which uses chips, we get all these sort of manuals for free. There may be other books which give more examples or verbage, but if you want the ABSOLUTE last word in accurate information, this is it. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 seismo!s3sun!megatek!hollen ames!scubed/