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From: zech@leadsv.UUCP (Bill Zech)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Info on display hardware wanted
Summary: lots of errors in book....
Keywords: pc video display ega vga cga hercules
Message-ID: <9703@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: 2 Feb 90 01:49:00 GMT
References: <445@hitech.ht.oz> <311@lennon.austek.oz>
Organization: LOCKHEED, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <311@lennon.austek.oz>, chomes@lennon.austek.oz (Charles Homes) writes:
.> Some good books on IBM PC graphics are;
.> 
.> 	Programmer's Guide to PC and PS/2 Video Systems.
.> 	Richard Wilton
.> 	Microsoft Press
.> 
.> 	Programmer's Guide to the EGA and VGA Cards.
.> 	Richard F. Ferraro
.> 	Adison-Wesley
.> 
.> I prefer the first, but I recomend both texts.

I have both books, and I have found MANY typographical errors
in Ferraro's book.  Lots of sentences contradict others, mention
wrong values, etc.  Although the book offers lots of good information,
you must read it very critcally.  This book was not very well proofed.

-Bill