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- This constitutes a bibliography of some of the references used in creating
- the BASWIZ 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 eachother. Such are the joys of
- assembly 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.
-
- "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 rather buggy, though.
-
- "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.
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- "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 ignored, however.
-
- "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. Overpriced.
-
- "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!
-
- "Numerical Analysis with the TI 99/4A, Commodore 64, Apple II+/IIe and TRS-80
- Model I/III". 1984, by H. R. Meck. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- -- Another oldie-but-goodie, this book contains a large number of useful
- numerical algorithms, complete with source code in BASIC. Nicely written.
-