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From: dmt@mtunb.ATT.COM (Dave Tutelman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: 80286 protected mode programming
Summary: Intel has such a book
Keywords: 80286 protected mode
Message-ID: <1455@mtunb.ATT.COM>
Date: 27 Mar 89 17:37:33 GMT
References: <86@necbsd.NEC.COM>
Reply-To: dmt@mtunb.UUCP (Dave Tutelman)
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs - Lincroft, NJ
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In article <86@necbsd.NEC.COM> sunshine@necbsd.NEC.COM (Roger Sunshine) writes:
>
>  Does anyone have some sample code to switch the 80286 into protected mode
>and set up the segment descriptor tables?  ...
> A reference to a good book on programming the '286 (or '386 if it covers 286
>protected mode in some detail) in protected mode would also be appreciated.

I have in front of me a book from Intel,
	80286 Operating Systems Writer's Guide
	1986
	Order no. 121960-002

It explains everything you need to know, and includes a 10-page chunk
of code to initialize the system (what you're looking for).

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