Questions tagged [reference-request]
Requests to identify, locate or recommend literature (or other source) covering a specific topic.
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Are there any other historical traces of the earlier versions of the Alternate Multiplex Interrupt Specification by Ralf Brown?
I'm a fervent user of the Alternate Multiplex Interrupt Specification for 86-DOS systems, a method using a common set of multiplexer interfaces over interrupt 2Dh. It was originally developed in the ...
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DEC RdbStar information?
I'm putting together an article on TPC-C, and while chasing down leads its primary author mentioned the RdbStar project at DEC.
As he described it, the manager of DEC's storage department (Jim Grey? ...
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Looking for Popular Mechanics issue on BASIC
I remember being captivated as a teenager by an issue of Popular Mechanics that introduced the BASIC programming language. It would have been late 70's or early 80's.
Anyone know how to find which ...
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What publication published an early version of the Apple Monitor by Woz?
This is driving me nuts. I am certain I have a downloaded scan of the source code to the 6502 ML monitor Woz wrote, but pre-dating Apple's use of the monitor. I even remember there was some text ...
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Is there any documentation for programming Microsoft Windows Sound System sound cards?
I'm programming my own sound mixing engine and drivers for MS-DOS, but I can't find any documentation for programming for Microsoft Windows Sound System interface sound cards.
Was there any ...
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Documentation for the MIT PDP-1X OS
The PDP-1x is a Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1 computer modified to support both ones and twos complement arithmetic, and to include a memory management unit. It ran a locally developed ...
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Where is the literature for Windows 3.1 Batch mode setup?
For the purpose of debugging why the first start of Windows 3.1 after the installation crashes DOSBox, I was looking for a way to automate the installation process.
Surprisingly, there is one, the /H ...
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Where are the authoritative specs for legacy PC/AT devices still in use in today's PCs?
For example, the 8250/16550 chip used to handle serial communication is still simulated by modern chipsets and is enumerated by ACPI as PNP0500/PNP0501. You can find datasheets for these chips.
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Documentation for the ZX Spectrum ULA
I am writing a Spectrum emulator, however I am finding it difficult to find official or reliable information about the ULA, its functioning and its pins.
Are there official sources documenting its ...
