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From: aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Book on writing device drivers for PC-DOS/MS-DOS systems.
Keywords: device drivers book
Message-ID: <3300@infmx.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 90 09:05:28 GMT
References: <2761@cae780.UUCP> <3512@rti.UUCP>
Reply-To: aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney)
Organization: INFORMIX Professional Services ("Peace thru Normalization")
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In article <3512@rti.UUCP> bcw@rti.UUCP (Bruce Wright) writes:
>In article <2761@cae780.UUCP>, ravi@cae780.UUCP (Ravi Bhaskaran) writes:
>> Hello,
>> 	A friend of mine has been desperately looking for a book
>> on writing device drivers for MS-DOS or PC-DOS. Any pointers would
>> be much appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>> 
>The MS-DOS "Encyclopedia" from Microsoft Press has some information
>...
>You might also look at the Waite Group's MS-DOS Developer's Guide,
>which has a section on MS-DOS device drivers.  Somewhere I think
>I've seen a book *just* on device drivers from the same source, but
>I don't have it and don't recall where I've seen it.

I think the title is _Writing_MS-DOS_Device_Drivers_.  The author
is Robert Lai -- I know that much for sure, I know the man.  I
can probably get specifics (ISBN, etc.) if you still can't find it.
It was a selection-of-the-month from a couple of the major book clubs.

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