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- ID:BK Books of Interest to Users of QOS
- Quarterdeck Technical Note #132
- by Stan Young
- last revision: 2 March 1992
-
- The following is a list of third-party books available on DESQview, QEMM, the
- DESQview API or books that contain information on multitasking, memory
- management, X Windows, or other topics which might be of interest to our
- users. Prices given are based on current suggested retail and are subject to
- change.:
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- "The Best Book of DESQview," Jack Nimersheim, Howard W. Sams & Company, 11711
- North College, Suite 141, Carmel, IN 46032. 1st Edition 1990, 396 pages.
- Price $24.95
-
- A user-friendly guide to DESQview, the Companions, QEMM and Manifest.
- Contains many tips and a good discussion of the DESQview Learn feature.
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- "Mastering DESQview," Jonathan Kamin, Scott, Foresman IBM Computer Books,
- 1900 E. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025. 1st Edition 1990, 387 pages. Price
- $24.95.
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- A comprehensive guide to the use of DESQview, with emphasis on hints and
- techniques which enhance the use of DESQview. Special emphasis on creative
- use of DESQview's Learn (macro) facility.
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- "DESQview - A Guide to Programming the DESQview Multitasking Environment," by
- Stephen R. Davis, M&T Books Publishing, 501 Galveston Drive, Redwood City, CA
- 94063. 346 pages. 1st Edition, 1989.
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- A very good source on programming using the DESQview API. This is a tutorial
- book with lots of examples. Would be useful to programmers who find our API
- manuals somewhat daunting. All examples are in "C"; however, there is lots of
- general information which would be useful for developers programming in any
- language.
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- Available direct from M&T and bookstores which specialize in technical works.
- Can be ordered from Quarterdeck order line at (310) 314-3222 for $24.95
- ($39.95 with disk - 5 1/4 inch only).
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- "The Official DESQview Sourcebook," Larry Joel Goldstein, Bantam Computer
- Books, 666 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10103. 351 pages. 1st edition - Sept. '89,
- price $22.95 ($27.95 Canada).
-
- A comprehensive guide to the use of DESQview, QEMM and the DESQview
- Companions. Contains a section on the DESQview API that may serve as an
- introduction, but this is not a programmer's book. A useful adjunct to the
- Quarterdeck manuals when you want similar information "from another view."
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- "MS-DOS Beyond 640K, Working With Extended and Expanded Memory," James Forney,
- Windcrest Books, Division of TAB Books Inc., Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850.
- 2nd Edition 1992. 283 pages. Price $22.95.
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- Not a DESQview/QEMM book specifically, but an excellent book on the subject of
- memory, with many references to DESQview and QEMM.
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- Highly recommended to users who really want to understand the use of memory in
- their PC's.
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- "Extending DOS," Ray Duncan, Charles Petzold, M. Steven Baker, Andrew
- Schulman, Stephen R. Davis, Ross P. Nelson, Robert Moote, Addison-Wesley
- Publishing Co., Second edition, 1992.
-
- An excellent work on DOS memory usage and some of the options for extending
- DOS. For advanced users and programmers. Quite a bit of example source code
- included. Covers IBM PC Programming Architecture, EMS, XMS, DOS Extenders,
- Windows, DESQview, VCPI, DPMI and Multitasking.
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- "DESQview Instant Reference," Paul J. Perry, 1991, Sybex, 166 Pages. Price
- $9.95
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- This is a basic, short reference guide to DESQview, QEMM-386, and Manifest.
- It covers up to versions 2.3 of DESQview and version 5.1 of QEMM-386. It
- describes the use of all the DESQview functions, QEMM-386 switches, and
- switches for LOADHI, QEMM.COM, VIDRAM. All the information provided is in the
- Quarterdeck manuals.
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- "Understanding DESQview," Richard Altman, 1991, Sybex, 307 pages. Price
- $24.95
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- "PC Interrupts," Ralf Brown and Jim Kyle, 1991, Addison-Wesley. Price $32.95.
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- This is an exhaustive encyclopedia of almost all documented and undocumented
- functions of interrupts on the PC. It contains not just the calls for DOS, but
- for DESQview and TOPview and many other operating environments.
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- "Undocumented DOS," Andrew Schulman, Raymond J Michels, Jim Kyle, Tim
- Paterson, David Maxey, Ralf Brown, 1990, Addison-Wesley. 694 pages. Price:
- $39.95
-
- A wealth of information on the undocumented features of DOS.
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- "XView Programming Manual," Dan Heller, etal., O'Reilly & Assoc. 586 pages.
- Price: $34.95
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- "X Window System Programming," Naba Barkakati, 1991, Howard W. Sams & Co. 600
- pages. Price: $29.95
-
- Good introduction to X programming, with many helpful example programs. Covers
- xlib, xt Intrinsics, and some discussion of OSF/Motif widgets is provided.
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- "Introduction to the X Window System," O. Jones, 1989, P-H. Price: $38.00
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- "The X Window System in a Nutshell", 1990, O'Reilly & Assoc. Price: $24.95
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