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Date:      Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:59:13 -0500 (EST)
From:      perlsta <bright@cygnus.rush.net>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        Donn Miller <dmm125@bellatlantic.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Systems programming for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990217005729.10060A-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <36C9F07C.7F2C9367@softweyr.com>

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On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Wes Peters wrote:

> Donn Miller wrote:
> 
> > There's a Linux howto on systems programming, maybe FreeBSD is similar
> > in that respect. so I can just use the Linux howto for FreeBSD.  What
> > are ports anyway, is it like you're writing to a special part of memory?
> 
> No, I/O ports are a separate address space from memory.  I strongly 
> suggest a good book on x86 architecture, but don't have any idea
> what one might be.  Mine is ages old and probably isn't published
> anymore.
> 
> Suggestions, hackers?

'PC Intern' is *THE* book. :)

-Alfred



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