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Microprocessors & their Operating Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to 8, 16 & 32 Bit Hardware, Assembly Language & Computer Architecture (Applied Electricity & Electronics)

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This book was published in '89, yet it still covers 32 bit operating systems. I recently bought the book for a used local store, hoping on finding help creating my own operating system. I was sadly disapointed.

First, the 32 bit section was almost purely theoretical. Remember, that was before Windows 3.0-- which was just a shell for DOS. It was even slightly before Linux!

The 8 and 16 bit sections were detailed, but they focused on hard ware, and not how to contol it. If you have a good understanding of C or preferbly assembler, it might help. 16 bit is sadly outdated, though, so unless your trying to write an OS for the dinosaur in your garage, don't waste your time.

I'm disreguading the 4 bit section-- 4 bit processors have enough umph to power traffic lights, and not a whole lot more.

I gave this book 3 stars despite the fact it didn't help much, because when 16 bit programming was in its hay day (Late 80's, early 90's) this book would have been a lot more helpful.