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Master operation system development. FreeDOS Kernel explains the construction and operation of Pat Villani's DOS-C - a highly portable, single threaded operating system. Written in C and with system calls similar to MS-DOS, the FreeDOS kernel provides an

Teach yourself the essentials of operating system design and development with this guide to FreeDOS -- a highly portable single threaded OS! You'll learn about kernel architecture, file systems, memory management, the API, and the command line interpreter. FreeDOS is an excellent source code base for experimenting. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Good to Excellent
This is my second pass on this book.And each pass gives more pleasure.Excellently designed while obeying ms-dos compatability.Excellent explanations.Highly commented programs.I have got the overall picture.Butthe f-node related functions are somehow harder to understand and needsmore explanation.I have made pass 1 on Podanoffsky's dissecting dos.Thisbook is much better than the latter.If there had been a table showing thefunctions and the files they are in it would have been better. I am lookingfor a similar book on a multiprogramming OS and as easy to grasp as thisone.

Excellent text from many perspectives.
The author really made the text flow by providing a high level view and then peeling back each layer to reveal the working of the kernel. In addition, he judiciously intermixed, text (historical, theoretical, practical, opinions) with diagrams, and code segments, which made the book easy to read, and concepts easy to follow.

The code was written in a clean and consistant style, amply annotated with comments which explainwhat the code does, as opposed to just paraphrasing it. A student or inexperienced "C" coder will see thepractical uses of portability techniques, ifdef debugs, type defs, etc., which are frequently ignored in academic works.

Lastly, I'm glad the author resisted the current trend of dumping everything but the kitchen sink into a text just to see how much shelf space he could take up (most professionals are to busy for that nonsense). This is a nuts-and-bolts approach;what are the concepts, why is done, how is done, here's the code (and its all on a companion disk).

If your looking to learn about DOS, kernel implementations, or some good "C" code examples/idioms, this book is highly recommended.

Ok if you have borland C++.....
This book was ok, but you need borland C++ unless you want to do some major porting... The back said that you only need borland OR microsoft c, but that is a lie. The only reasion I gave it a 4 was becouse of this. You could tell that a program wrote it and not an author. If you want a book on os programing get it ... Read more

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A277193. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: This thesis details the engineering, design and implementation of a real-time, distributed, application emulator system (AE system). The project had two main goals for the tool: emulation of real-time distributed systems, and as a programmable resource consumer. The AE system is currently being used in the HiPer-D test bed to activate a resource leveling tool that monitors several software components for real-time response. The AE system is highly flexible and can be used in the context of a variety of network topologies and system loading options. The results presented show that the AE system can also emulate distributed systems. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mobile Business Advisor, published by Advisor Publications, Inc. on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1107 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tools for easier testing: Palm emulators let you test and debug on the desktop before loading your applications on a PDA.(Software Development)
Author: Keith Perry
Publication: Mobile Business Advisor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Advisor Publications, Inc.
Volume: 21Issue: 2Page: 38(2)

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This digital document is an article from Wi-Max, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 691 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Azimuth Systems introduces next-generation WiMAX channel emulator.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Wi-Max (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 17Issue: 2Page: 7(2)

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This digital document is an article from CD Computing News, published by Worldwide Videotex on November 1, 2000. The length of the article is 540 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: PARAG0N DEBUTS "CD-ROM EMULATOR 2000" VIRTUAL CD-ROM MACHINE.(Product Announcement)
Publication: CD Computing News (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 2000
Publisher: Worldwide Videotex
Volume: 14Issue: 11Page: NA

Article Type: Product Announcement

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This digital document is an article from Mainframe Computing, published by Worldwide Videotex on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 486 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: NETMANAGE 3270 EMULATOR TO SHIP WITH MICROSOFT'S SNA SERVER.(NetManage 3270 Terminal Emulator software)(Product Announcement)
Publication: Mainframe Computing (Newsletter)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Worldwide Videotex
Volume: 13Issue: 3Page: NA

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The girls have finally graduated 6th grade and are now in Junior High...but are they really prepared for the challenges that await them? There's a new girl in town and she seems to be hosting an entirely different kind of alien. Is she a new ally, or will she be Earth's latest threat? ... Read more

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I've said it many times. The series Alien Nine is an absolute materpiece that anybody should read. Emulators is a sequel to the three volumed manga.
Kasumi, Yuri, and Kumi are now in junior high, and still are alien Fighters. They meet up with a girl named Monami, who is a Sybiote, like Kumi and Kasumi (I'll say that since it is a sequel) and is fused with a completely different alien then a 'Borg/Drill Clan.
If you were left out of Alien Nine's first three, do not read this. You will be utterly confused beyond all reason. Vets (ones who read the series, anime viewers will probably be in the same boat as the newcomers) will be a little confused but get the basics of the plot.
Everything is more hectic. Things, THINGS, happen. Many, many things. It's more confusing this time around, and you must read it more than once. That's the point of a manga, though, ne?
I, Scarfed Kai-kun, also must say that this isn't as good as the first three. Still, it's a good read for A.9 fans. Seriously.
There are also some good ministories... heheh... ^__^ ... Read more