IBM Microcomputers: A Programmer's HandbookThis is the first reference handbook to provide ready information software developers, application developers, and programmers on numerous IBM microcomputers. The Handbook contains up-to-date information, tables and control blocks about the IBM PC, XT, AT, IBM PS/2, Intel 8086, 80286, 80386, 80486, keyboard components, video components (including CGA, EGA, and VGA), co-processors like 80287 and 80387, RS 232C port, disk drives, BIOS, DOS, OS/2 services and much more. |
Contents
Systems Description | 1 |
The Microprocessors | 23 |
Programmable System Board Components | 73 |
Copyright | |
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address register ASCII base address baud rate BIOS Interrupt bit map character chip code fragment color Color Graphics Adapter command control register coprocessor CRT controller cursor data register decimal device digit disk drive Diskette Drive divisor DX,AL enable error execution exponent Figure function graphics controller graphics mode hard disk hardware IBM microcomputers input instruction Intel JMP SHORT keyboard load mask register Mbytes Micro Channel microprocessor modem Monochrome Display Adapter number 0-based offset operand Optional output palette register parallel port PC Convertible PC line PC XT PCjr pixel pointer processor protected mode PS/2 line PS/2 Model PS/2 SYSTEMS RESERVED reset routine scan code screen sector segment select register serial communications serial port service number significand stack top status register storage stored timer typematic VGA/EGA write mode write operations zero