Subj : Interrupts
To : Vitus Jensen
From : Murray Lesser
Date : Sun May 27 2001 09:00 am
(Vitus Jensen wrote to Murray Lesser on 05-27-01, topic: "Interrupts")
Hi Vitus--
ML> I have an old (vintage 1987) book by Stephen P. Morse, Eric J.
ML> Isaacson, and Douglas J. Alpert: "The 80386/387 Architecture" [ISBN
ML> 0-471-85352-0012]. Morse was the architect of the 80386. I imagine
ML> that this book is now out of print. You might be able to find it in
ML> a secondhand bookstore, or on some Web bookstore site (avoid
ML> amazon.com except as a last resort; they charge entirely too much for
ML> out-of-print books. bibliofind.com now belongs to amazon.com, so
ML> they, too, are useless. Try ABEbooks.com. There may be others.)
>...
VJ>Is this book black? I'm just asking because two of my friends had
>really good books about the 80286 while I had -- well, a
>reasonable book about 8086 and that short one.
No, IIRC the "black books" were reference manuals published by
Intel. This book has a blue cover, and was published by John Wiley &
Sons. I have found (in general) that well-written explanatory texts by
people who really know the subject are more useful than are the vendors'
reference manuals--in spite of the fact that I have learned most of the
programming languages I know from compiler vendors' reference manuals.
The better texts tell you "why" as well as "what" and "how."
VJ>Anyway, I trusted your words and ordered "The 80386/387
>Architecture" from ABEbooks.com. It's only 12$, so no big
>deal. Oh yes, handling and shipping adds ~8$, delivery
>will take 1-2 months. :-/
The original price, as given on the cover of my copy, was $24.95, so
it appears that you have done very well :-). I guess they are shipping
surface rather than by air. Oh well, you have waited this long so a
little longer shouldn't hurt much. I hope you find that the book meets
your requirements.
Regards,
--Murray
<Team PL/I>
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