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List:       xen-devel
Subject:    Re: [Xen-devel] What is this PC hardware book
From:       Keir Fraser <keir.fraser () eu ! citrix ! com>
Date:       2009-05-30 12:40:20
Message-ID: C646E7C4.C4E4%keir.fraser () eu ! citrix ! com
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On 30/05/2009 13:21, "Michael David Crawford" <mdc@prgmr.com> wrote:

>> 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.
> 
> Ah, thanks that's good to know.
> 
> Is there a better book that's current?
> 
> Or given that I actually know very little about PC hardware, would it be
> a good way to start, if I knew that I had to look elsewhere for current
> info?

I think the PC as a whole is too complex to describe in a single book these
days. I would still recommend this book, and fill in details on newer
technologies from (usually freely available) specification documents and
existing code.

 -- Keir



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