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This superb introduction to device drivers describes what device drivers do, how they interface with DOS, and provides examples and techniques for building a collection of device drivers that can be customized for individual use.

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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 2 Sub edition (June 10, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0201608375
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201608373
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best... And Last Book on This Topic, June 12, 2000
If you are even reading this review, it is probably because you, for one reason or another, need to write an MS-DOS device driver. I was in the same boat, and this book saved me.

I could not have done it without it. So little material remains about DOS device drivers.

This book provides detailed information on writting both character and block device drivers. Many examples are provided as this book guides you toward the development of more complex drivers.

Most of this book assumes that your are knowledgable in Assembly Language programming. However, the most useful section for me was a framework for developing device drivers in C.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Should be the first device driver book you read..., November 21, 2008
By G. Bricker (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent book. Approaching device drivers via DOS is probably the best method to understanding device drivers in general. As to previous comments that the examples were written in assembly rather than C, this is a strength, not a weakness. Many drivers during the heyday of DOS were written in assembly. And while assembly is. admittedly, a difficult language in which to program, it does force you to stick your head into the hardware and keep it there (which is what device drivers are all about).
The only negative comment is that the book cannot be viewed on the Amazon website, particularly the table of contents and an excerpt.
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1.0 out of 5 stars It is for beginers, February 4, 2001
By John GODEL "aslan99" (North Andover, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This book just for beginers. Also, there is lot of assembly example instead of C language.
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