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From : Dj Murdoch                          1:249/99.5           14 May 93  08:53 
To   : Herb Brown                                                                
Subj : Programming books..                                                    

 HB> If it's ok with DJ, cause it will go off subject just a 
 HB> bit,  I'd like to know what books you use as programming 
 HB> references.   I'd like to see the responses added as a 
 HB> whole in the collections of snippets that are sent through PDN.

Well, let's see how far it goes.  Reference books are useful for everyone, so
for now posts of even non-Pascal books are allowed.  This isn't a book review
echo though, so if you disagree with someone's judgment, don't get into a big
argument over the merits of a particular book.

Here's my list:

1.  The Language Guide and Programmer's Reference in the manual set.  These are 
really very well written, much better than any third party Pascal books I've
looked at.

2.  Brown & Kyle's PC Interrupts (ISBN 0-201-57797-6).  This book is based on
Ralf Brown's interrupt list, and is really a lot easier to use than the list.  A
second edition is due out sometime late this year or early next.

3.  Intel's i486 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual (and the other
80x86 family manuals).  This isn't sold in bookstores, you have to get it from
Intel Literature Sales, P.O. Box 58130, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8130, phone 1-
800-548-4725 from U.S. and Canada, ???? from elsewhere, order no. 240486-001,
ISBN 1-55512-101-2. These books aren't easy reading, but they're good reference 
material. 

Those are the top 3 on my list.  I've got lots of others, but don't use them
much.
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From : Herb Brown                          1:396/1.0            15 May 93  10:40 
To   : Dj Murdoch                                                                
Subj : Programming books..                                                    


 DM> Well, let's see how far it goes.  Reference books are 
 DM> useful for everyone, so for now posts of even non-
 DM> Pascal books are allowed.  This isn't a book review 

Duly noted and I'd like to ask everyone NOT to make an issue about the good, the
bad, and the ugly.  This little project is for statistical and references for
people looking for good text book information on programming, ultimately via
Pascal and it's derivatives.

Here are a few that I use:  (I want the novices to note that some of these were 
written for Tp when version 3.x was new and that just because the books are
somewhat dated, does not mean the material is quite dated.)

Advanced Techniques in Turbo Pascal  * Charles C. Edwards
(c) 1987 Sybex ISBN 0-89588-350-3
 This one was written for TP 3.x.  I bought it for the serial and interrupt
procs.

Complete Turbo Pascal (Third Edition) * Jeff Duntemann
(c) 1989, 1987, 1986 Scott Forseman and CO. ISBN0-673-38355-5
Covers 4.0 and 5.0 and has excellent intermidiate techniques.

Writing MS-DOS Device Drivers * Robert S. Lai.
(c) 1987 The Waite Group. ISBN 0-201-13185-4
Great book on drivers and how to support them.  Although, I use this book as a
refernence only with the regards of assembly techniques in this area.


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From : Steve Wierenga                      1:2613/228.2         16 May 93  12:58 
To   : Herb Brown                          1:396/1.0                             
Subj : Programming books..                                                    

Hello Herb:

Here are some programming books that I've used:

Mastering Turbo Pascal 6 * Scott D. Palmer
(c) Sybex 1991  ISBN 0-89588-675-8
Good introduction to TP 6, also includes some more advanced techniques... I
learned Pascal with this one.

Assembly Language For Pascal Programmers * Steve Holzner
(c) Brady 1990  ISBN 0-13-652975-5
I haven't read it all the way through yet, but it is a good
introduction to assembly programming, and also tells how to
interface assembly into Pascal.

Power Graphics Using Turbo Pascal 6 * Keith Weiskamp and Loren Heiny
(c) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991 ISBN 0-471-54736-0
This book has lots of good graphics routines and ideas (unfortunately using the 
BGI).  It has code to a paint program and a CAD program, as well as a chapter on
3-d programming.

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From : BRIAN PAPE                          1:2250/26.0          15 May 93  16:02 
To   : HERB BROWN                                                                
Subj : Programming books..                                                    

HB>If it's ok with DJ, cause it will go off subject just a bit,  I'd like to kn
HB>what books you use as programming references.   I'd like to see the response
HB>added as a whole in the collections of snippets that are sent through PDN.

HB>It'll probably go off topic as not all references will be Pascal oriented.
HB>I'd like to tally the responses and get the info out as a "frequently asked
HB>Question" type of thing.

HB>I'd like to look at the situation as if I did not have _ANY_ books on
HB>programming and _IF_ I had the money to complete a library of references in
HB>one afternoon, what books would that include?

[end of quoting :)   ]
Some of my favorite books (looking at stack next to me :)
Programmer's Guide to the EGA and VGA cards, 2nd Edition *good*
  Richard Ferraro
  pub by Addison Wesely
PC Intern *Great Book*
  Michael Tischer
  pub by Abacus Books
Turbo Pascal 6.0: Techniques and Utilities *can't live without it :) *
  Jeff Dunteman
  pub by Ziff-Davis press
DOS Programmer's reference (3rd edition by now, I suppose, I have 2nd)
  Somebody Dettman
  pub by Que books
Mastering Borland C++
  Tom Swan
  pub by Sams books

And, of course the Borland Pascal 7.0 reference manual and language
guide (but NOT the 6.0 and less books from Borland)


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From : Ben Glazer                          1:396/17.0           21 May 93  17:33 
To   : All                                                                       
Subj : #1 Programming Book                                                    

Clearly, the best Pascal book is Mastering Turbo Pascal 6.0 by Tom Swan.  Tom
covers all of the basic, intermediate, and advanced topics thoroughly.  The book
acts as, not only an incredible reference, but an exceptional tutorial. 
Whenever I'm in a programming fix, I consult Swan before you guys on the net
(heh, heh).  Buy it if you don't have it; it's quite a worthy investment at
thirty bucks (...I think...).

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From : Janos Szamosfalvi                   1:343/200.0          21 May 93  23:07 
To   : Dj Murdoch                                                                
Subj : programming books..                                                    

|3.  Intel's i486 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual (and the |other
80x86 family manuals).  This isn't sold in bookstores,

_Better_ bookstores (such as our University Bookstore) do carry the Intel
manuals.
