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- This constitutes a bibliography of some of the references used
- in creating the ASMWIZ library. They are listed in no particular
- order. I might note that many of these references contain
- incorrect information on one point or another and that they
- frequently contradict each other. Such are the joys of assembly
- language programming. Comments reflect my personal opinions on
- the text.
-
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-
- "The New Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC &
- PS/2". 2nd Ed, 1988, by Peter Norton and Richard Wilton.
- Microsoft Press.
- -- Often contains inadequate detail and is unusually
- error-prone. Some of the information is unique to this source,
- however, so it has its value.
-
- "Microsoft Mouse Programmer's Reference". 2nd Ed, 1991.
- Microsoft Press.
- -- Bizarrely, the primary examples are for interpreted BASIC
- (BASICA or GWBASIC). However, there are matching examples for
- QuickBASIC, C, and MASM. This is a comprehensive reference. You
- do have to be careful about using many of the routines, as older
- mouse drivers are common, and they don't support all of the
- newer routines. Unfortunately, no information is provided as to
- the release date of any of the mouse functions...
-
- "COMPUTE!'s Mapping the IBM PC and PCjr". 1985, COMPUTE!
- Publications, Inc.
- -- An old but indispensable reference. The memory map, port
- reference, and low-level support chip information are very good.
-
- "Programmer's Guide to PC & PS/2 Video Systems". 1987, by
- Richard Wilton. Microsoft Press.
- -- A terrific reference on video from MDA to VGA. The example
- program for putting the Hercules adapter into graphics mode is
- very buggy in this edition, however.
-
- "The Waite Group's MS-DOS Developer's Guide". 2nd Ed, 1989, by
- The Waite Group, Inc. Howard W. Sams & Co.
- -- An excellent reference on all sorts of low-level programming.
- TSRs, video, numeric coprocessor, communications, and lots more
- is covered. A well written and enjoyable text.
-
- "The MS-DOS Encyclopedia". 1988. Microsoft Press.
- -- Encyclopedic it is. Every serious assembly programmer should
- have a copy. Covers DOS itself, DOS interrupts, TSRs,
- communications, lots of handy articles by the best in the
- business. The BIOS is entirely ignored, though.
-
- "Disk Operating System Version 3.00 Operating Reference".
- 1984. IBM Corp.
- -- Useful for getting the scoop as IBM sees it. Good for
- clearing up contradictions in other texts, but not particularly
- vital.
-
- "Practical Microcomputer Programming: The Intel 8080". 1976,
- by W. J. Weller, A. V. Shatzel, and H. Y. Nice.
- -- You'd think a book this dated would be handy for starting
- fires, hmmm? In truth, it contains some very neat techniques
- that apply to modern problems. Keep it in mind when browsing
- that used book store!