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Re: [Xen-devel] What is this PC hardware book

To: Michael David Crawford <mdc@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is this PC hardware book
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 12:59:43 +0100
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The Indispensable PC Hardware Book by Hans Peter Messmer. The last edition
was published in 2001 I think, and I'm not sure how up to date it was even
then. It's probably still the best all-in-one general reference for all the
bits and pieces that make up the 'legacy' PC-compatible hardware platform.
The usefulness of that is fading however, and could even lead you down the
wrong path through omission of newer superceding interfaces.

 -- Keir

On 30/05/2009 12:40, "Michael David Crawford" <mdc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A while ago I read a post where someone recommended a book about PC
> hardware, and looked it up at Amazon.  It sounded quite good, so I
> thought I would buy it someday, but it's been a long time so I have
> forgotten both the title and author.
> 
> The best I can remember is that the author was European, possibly
> German, and that the book was originally written in his native tongue.
> 
> Unfortunately, all of my searches for PC hardware just turn up books
> that explain how to build your own box from standard components.
> 
> This book explained what all the standard chips in a PC are, and what
> their electrical and programmatic interfaces are.
> 
> I'd like to read the book to better understand how to hack on Xen.  From
> the description I read, it could help any Xen developer, quite likely
> even experienced ones.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike



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