cokus.c
- [info txt] By Shawn Cokus at This is the ``Mersenne Twister\'\' random number generator MT19937, which generates pseudorandom integers uniformly distributed in 0..(2^32 - 1) starting from any odd seed in 0..(2^32 - 1).
bsh204s.zip
- [zip] By at www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.htmlBash 2.04 Ported to DOS, 3 zips this is the source.
bsh204d.zip
- [zip tool info] By at www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.htmlBash 2.04 Ported to DOS, 3 zips this is the man/info.
bsh204b.zip
- [zip tool] By at www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.htmlBash 2.04 Ported to DOS, 3 zips this is the EXE.
bios-asm.zip
- [16-bit asm zip] By Ya`akov Miles at doa.org/~davey/bios-asm.zipBIOS- For Intel 8088 or NEC \
bin86-0.16.0.tar.gz
- [16-bit tar gz tool] By Bruce Evans at This is based on the as86 and ld86 distribution written by Bruce Evans. This is a simple assember and linker for 8086 - 80386 machine code.
bcc-2000.3.5.tar.gz
- [gz tar 16-bit] By Bruce Evans at sourceforge.net/projects/freebiosA real mode C compiler, includes bcc as86 ld86,
asmfaq.zip
- [info txt] By Raymond Moon at www2.dgsys.com/~raymoon/x86faqs.htmlThis is the FAQ for the x86 Assembly Language programmers for the alt.lang.asm and comp.lang.asm.x86 newsgroups. MASM, TASM, A86, and ingeneral.
BIOS_SEG.txt
- [info txt] By at magic.hurrah.com/~sabre/os/S1Booting/BIOS_SEG.txtFormat of BIOS Data Segments
CDROM.txt
- [info txt] By Andy Poggio at pauillac.inria.fr/~lang/hotlist/cdrom/Documents/tech-summary.htmlThis summary describes how information is encoded on Compact Disc (CD)beginning with the physical pits and going up through higher levels ofdata encoding to the structured multimedia information that ispossible with programs like HyperCard.
AMDx86CodeOptimization.pdf
- [pdf manual cpu] By AMD at www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/21828.pdfAMD x86 Code Optimization PDF.
8272-fdc.zip
- [intel manual zip txt] By intel at www.intel.comINTEL 8272 SINGLE/DOUBLE DENSITY FLOPPY DISK CONTROLER. asci txt manual.
8259pic.txt
- [info txt] By Chris Hall at www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/1671/docs/pica.htm8259A Interrupt Controller on the PC
8259pic2.txt
- [info txt] By Coridon Henshaw at www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/1671/docs/pic.htmAn allmost-all in one reference for the 8259 PIC found on most PCs.
8237A_DMAControllerDatasheet.pdf
- [intel manual pdf] By intel at support.intel.com/support/controllers/peripheral/231466.htmintel 8237A High Performance Programmable DMA Controller PDF
AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI)
- [ATA] I don't know where I found this; it's so old, but my guess is that it originated from T13. T10 would be my second guess (www.t10.org), since ATAPI is really SCSI commands over ATA wires.
Cottontail Bootloader v0.02
- [Bootloaders] Contains pre-built binaries, source, README, and example configuration script. Includes both 1st and 2nd stage bootloaders.
Noisy Drives or Don't You Growl at Me
- [Floppy] Provides the best explanation of floppy 'step rate' I've been able to find. Also includes program 'steprate' plus source.
Roll Your Own Intranet
- [Network Protocols] All the Roll Your Own Intranet webpages downloaded into one ZIP for easy offline viewing. Written by Mr. Vijay Mukhi, Mr. Arsalan Zaidi and Ms. Sonal Kotecha.
SCSI-2 Spec - CD-ROM devices
- [SCSI] Very good explanation of CD-ROMs without having to look through all the SCSI specifications. I think I'll use this document to write my ATAPI driver.