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- 27 September 1990
- updated: 15 May 1991
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- READ.ME FOR "UNDOCUMENTED DOS" DISKS
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- Here are some scattered last-minute notes regarding the files on
- the two disks that accompany UNDOCUMENTED DOS (edited by Andrew
- Schulman; Addison-Wesley, Reading MA, 1990, $39.95).
-
- A number of the programs on this disk have been modified since
- the first printing of UNDOCUMENTED DOS. In particular:
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- CHAP2\LDDPMI.C
- CHAP2\LASTDRV2.ASM
- CHAP3\DEVCON.C
- CHAP4\FILES.C
- CHAP4\PHANTOM.PAS
- CHAP4\TRUENAME.C
- CHAP4\MOV.C
- CHAP5\DOSSWAP.C
- CHAP5\TEST2E.C
- CHAP6\ENVEDT.C
- CHAP6\TSHELL.C
- CHAP6\INSTCMD.SCR
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- In some cases these changes have been reflected in later printings
- of the book.
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- If you have any problems with the disks (such as two copies of
- the same disk, disk errors, INTRLIST refusing to load because of
- "illegal use of product," and so on), please call Addison-Wesley
- at (617) 944-3700 x2614.
-
- Unfortunately, when the introduction to UNDOCUMENTED DOS was
- written, it was too late to thank Michael Spier and Jeff Peoples, of
- Window Book Inc. (Cambridge MA, 617-661-9515), for the fantastic job
- they did in creating INTRLIST.EXE, which is the hypertext database of
- PC interrupts, functions, and data structures, located on the other
- disk. (Based on my experience working with Window Book, I highly
- recommend them to anyone needing online hypertext documentation!)
-
- INTRLIST pretty much fills one entire high-density floppy (so
- you'll a hard disk in order to run it).
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- This disk contains the source code from the book and the
- resulting compiled executables, plus some additional programs.
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- Here are just a few examples of what's in each subdirectory on
- this disk:
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- \CHAP2
- LDDPMI (version of LASTDRIVE using the DOS Protected-Mode Interface
- [DPMI])
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- \CHAP3
- DEVLOD.COM (utility for loading device drivers from the DOS
- command line, including source code in C and assembler)
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- \CHAP4
- FHANDLE.EXE (increase file-handle count, with C source)
- FREEUP.EXE (release orphaned file handles, with C source)
- PHANTOM.EXE (sample use of DOS network redirector, including
- source in Turbo Pascal)
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- \CHAP5
- STSR2E.EXE (pop-up command interpreter, uses the DOS Swappable Data
- Area, including source in C and assembler)
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- \CHAP6
- ENVEDT.EXE (utility for interactively editing the master environment,
- including source in C and assembler)
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- \CHAP7
- MON.COM, ROMMON.COM, SERMON.COM, WINMON.COM (various flavors of DOS
- debugger, with assembler source)
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- \CHAP8
- INTRSPY.EXE, CMDSPY.EXE (the INTRSPY event-driven, script-driven
- debugger, with sample scripts)
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-
- The authors of UNDOCUMENTED DOS would appreciate hearing of any
- problems you have with this software. We would also like to hear any
- comments, criticisms, or suggestions regarding the book itself. Feel
- free to contact us at the electronic addresses printed in the
- introduction to the book.
-
-
- -- Andrew Schulman
- andrew@pharlap.com
- uunet!pharlap!andrew
- CIS: 76320,302
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