Mail Archives: djgpp/2009/03/27/10:00:24
"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nohavenot DOT cmm> wrote in message
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> "Benjamin David Lunt" <zfysz AT frontiernet DOT net> wrote in message
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>> "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nohavenot DOT cmm> wrote in message
>> news:gqh2gv$hde$1 AT aioe DOT org...
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>> What do you mean? I know the information that is in this book
>> because I have read through it a few times. I guess I don't
>> quite understand what you mean.
>>
>
> I'm just trying to get an idea of the information in this book versus
> other
> DOS references. With all those other sources on DOS, why would I need
> this
> book? What's covered in this book that's not in other sources? Do you
> happen to know? Is it too much stuff to list? Or, is it just a few
> things
> like how to use the SDA or network redirector functions? Those two
> situations are where I usually see the book mentioned. I mean, I'm sure
> bits and pieces of the information and maybe much more of the book's
> originally unique content, made it into or are available from other
> documents, like RBIL or IBM's PC IBM's PC DOS 7 Technical Update. I'm
> sure
> some info. is probably available from the open source versions of
> OpenDOS/DR-DOS too.
Ralf Brown is a co-author of the book, so I am sure what ever
is in the book, interrupt wise, is in the RBIL. However, the book
does go into more details than other references I have seen, at
least for the subjects I have read.
If you go to
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201570645/foreveryoungsoft
there are three new and 13 used starting at .21 USD for the
1st edition. The 2nd edition has 1 new and 11 used starting
at .89 USD at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020163287X/foreveryoungsoft
At .89 USD, it would be worth the risk to order multiple copies
and keep the on in best condition.
Ben
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