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** Programmer's Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC **
Copyright (c) 1987, 1992 Dave Williams
This is a listing of some of the new stuff added to the Reference. I didn't
keep a version list until 2.0; lots of stuff gets added between version
numbers.
09/87 first shareware release of the reference
11/87 LIM 3.2 functions
01/88 LIM 4.0 spec
05/88 AST EEMS 3.2 spec
06/88 DesQview and TopView calls, NetBIOS calls
07/88 Intel CAS 1.0 spec
12/88 Microsoft XMA 2.0 standard
03/89 Microsoft Windows 1.03 API
04/89 porting between operating systems
04/89 video programming
04/89 more networking
04/89 mouse programming
04/89 table of contents at beginning of each chapter
06/89 major bugfixes and verification of data
09/89 Microsoft TSR Programming Guidelines 1.0 (provisional)
10/89 PharLap VCPI 1.0
10/89 LANtastic network API
10/89 PC-MOS/386 4.00 partial API
10/89 partial DesQview and TopView
10/89 further updates to MS Windows API
12/89 PCjr cartridge support in DOS
12/89 more info on European multitasking DOS 4.0
12/89 added some paint program formats
12/89 info on computer viruses and Trojan Horses
06/90 expanded sysid ID codes in Chapter 2
07/90 add Connor Peripheral drives to Appendix 6
07/90 add Imprimis drives to Appendix 6
08/90 Weitek x167 math coprocessor interfaces
10/90 info on Pelican/Kodak 5.5mb 5-1/4 floppy drives
10/90 added info in IBM PC LAN and Token Ring API
11/90 int 10h functions for EGALOAD font loader, LANtastic AI-LANBIOS 2Fh
calls, CopyIIPC board ports, UMB definition in Chap2, updated Appendix
11 (glossary), added new Appendix 21 (hotkey definitions), completely
reworked partition tables in Chapter 8
12/90 added more network functions from IBM PC LAN reference
Version 2.0 released!
01/91 EISA access ports, more Carbon Copy int 10h calls, more history of
DOS, changes to partition table info in Chapter 8, more info on
IRQ7/int17, more info on eDOS 4.0, Pelican I/O ports, CopyII board I/O
ports, added network info to int 21h calls, added DOS 1.x info to int
21h calls, added ARJ archive format to Appendix 15
02/91 added DHELP.BAT to DOSCMDS. Lots of new ravings in MISCSTUF. STB VGA
modes added to chap16, ADT SmartFAX function calls, 8250 UART coverage,
8237 DMA Controller coverage, NEC 765 floppy controller chip coverage,
more coverage on AT int 70h timer, more Novell calls, GriD ID bytes
and specific BIOS functions, Leading Edge Model M undocumented BIOS
1Ah functions, Versa-Spool interrupts, ZIPKEY int 0B3h calls
04/91 extensive additions of network card port addresses to Chapter 2
extensive additions to hard drive listings
05/91 added Appendix 22, Sound Blaster API
added Appendix 23, French-Canadian accented character chart
moved XMS spec from Chapter 5 to Chapter 10, since many people missed
it buried in the 2Fh calls.
added more Desqview programming information
06/91 removed obsolete TIFF information; Aldus will give the latest spec
to anyone who asks. Put TIFF hotline number in Appendix 20.
added CIS GIF file format, by permission of H&R Block and CIS.
added PCX file format, by permission of ZSoft.
added DOS 5 mods and new information to ASSIGN in Chapter 5.
07/91 received permission from VESA to redistribute VESA documents.
documented SWITCHAR no longer works in 5.0
int 2Fh/fn 4Ah DOS 5 HMA services (partial)
int 21h/fn 33h DOS 5 "real" DOS version call
more information on 21h/60h (TRUENAME) and networks, Win3
added 8250 info back to Chapter 15
moved CIS GIF file format to Appendix 24
hex chart
Version 2.1 released
08/91 added more DV info to int 10h/0FEh
added int 21h and int 2Fh calls for DOS 5.0 from MS 5.0 Tech Ref
moved DoubleDOS functions from Chapter 4 to Chapter 17
added how to detect VDISK, some DV info to chap3, 15h/87h
more info on chap3, 15h/83h and 86h, AT int70 timer functions
more into on Create Temporary File changes under MS and DR 5.0
more model ID bytes in chapter 2
noted potential problems with MSC int86() and ints 25h, 26h
added CheckIt parallel loopback tester pinout
greatly enhanced bibliography (50 new entries!)
more info on the history of the PCjr
included Raintree's nice information file on DOS4 and SHARE
IBM-to-Mac serial cable adapter pinouts
more on 2Fh/16h, DOS give-up-time (used by OS/2 2.0 and Win3 too)
port addresses on Logitech ScanMan board
Microsoft TSR Specification 1.0 as Appendix 26
AT&T 6300 BIOS Data Area problem, Chapter 2
more info on int 15h,fn 4Fh (OS Hook)