Cottontail OS Development Library - Entries Listed by Topic

Last updated on 10/2/2002

68K Architecture

ACPI

Alpha Architecture

APM

ATA

BIOS

Bootloaders

CD-R/W

CD-ROM

Development Tools

Device Drivers

DVD

EISA

EISA Chipsets

Ethernet

Executable Formats

File Systems

Floppy

IA32 Architecture

IA64 Architecture

ISA

ISA Chipsets

Keyboard

Misc. Utilities

Mouse

Network Protocols

OS Theory

Parallel Ports

PCI

PCI Chipsets

PNP

PowerPC Architecture

Protected Mode

Real Mode

SCSI

Serial Ports

SMP (IA32)

Sound

SPARC Architecture

Tape Drives

USB

Video

68K Architecture (5)

Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 11.4.3)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	.
M68000 8-/16-/32-Bit Microprocessors User's Manual Ninth Edition	by: Motorola	[archived copy]
M68060 User's Manual	by: Motorola	[archived copy]	"Including the MC68060, MC68LC060, and MC68EC060"
MC68020 MC68EC020 Microprocessors User's Manual First Edition	by: Motorola	[archived copy]
Superscalar 32-Bit Microprocessors - Product Brief	by: Motorola	[archived copy]	MC68060, MC68LC060, MC68EC060

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ACPI (2)

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification Revision 1.0b	by: Various	[archived copy]
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification Revision 2.0a	by: Various	[archived copy]

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Alpha Architecture (20)

21164 Alpha Microprocessor Evaluation Board User's Guide	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21164 Alpha Microprocessor Motherboard User's Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21164 Alpha Microprocessor Product Brief	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21172 Core Logic Chipset Product Brief	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21172 Core Logic Chipset Technical Reference Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Alpha 21164 Microprocessor Data Sheet	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Alpha 21164 Microprocessor Hardware Reference Manual	by: Compaq	[archived copy]	Same as the Alpha 21164PC??
Alpha 21164PC Microprocessor Hardware Reference Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Alpha 21264 Microprocessor Hardware Reference Manual	by: Compaq	[archived copy]
Alpha Architecture Handbook Version 4	by: Compaq	[archived copy]
Alpha SRM Console for Alpha Microprocessor Motherboards User's Guide	by: Digital	[archived copy]
AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard DIGITAL UNIX User's Manual	by: Compaq	[archived copy]
AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Technical Reference Manual	by: Compaq	[archived copy]
AlphaPC 264DP Technical Reference Manual	by: Compaq	[archived copy]
DECchip 21071 and DECchip 21072 Core Logic Chipsets Data Sheet	by: Digital	[archived copy]
DECchip 21171 Core Logic Chipset Technical Reference Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Design of the 21174 Memory Controller for DIGITAL Personal Workstations	by: Digital	[archived copy]	Written by Reinhard C. Schumann
DIGITAL Personal Workstations: The Design of High-performance, Low-cost Alpha Systems	by: Digital	[archived copy]	Written by Kenneth M. Weiss and Kenneth A. House
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 11.4.3)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	.
PALcode for Alpha Microprocessors System Design Guide	by: Digital	[archived copy]

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APM (2)

Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS Interface Specification	by: Various	[archived copy]
Summary of Industry Feedback on APM 1.2 Specification (and FAQ)	by: Microsoft	[archived copy]

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ATA (16)

82801CA (ICH3), 82801BA (ICH2), 82801AA (ICH), and 82801AB (ICH0) IDE Controller Programmer's Reference Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.0
AT Attachment Interface for Disk Drives (ATA-1)	by: T13	[archived copy]
AT Attachment Interface with Extensions (ATA-2)	by: T13	[archived copy]
AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI)	by: T13	[archived copy]	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.
AT Attachment with Packet Interface - 5 (ATA/ATAPI-5)	by: T13	[archived copy]
AT Attachment with Packet Interface - 6 (ATA/ATAPI-6)	by: T13	[archived copy]
AT Attachment with Packet Interface Extension (ATA/ATAPI-4)	by: T13	[archived copy]
AT Attachment-3 Interface (ATA-3)	by: T13	[archived copy]
ATA Host Adapter Standards Proposal	by: T13	[archived copy]
BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Specification Version 3.0 Rev 0.8	by: Phoenix	[archived copy]
DUG_IDE	by: Doug Merrett	[archived copy]	"Provides IDE disk info on both drives in the system." Includes source code.
How It Works	by: Hale Landis	[archived copy]
Partition Tables	by: Various	[archived copy]	Various documents I've gathered on partition tables
PCI IDE Controller Specification Revision 1.0	by: T13	[archived copy]	T13 is a guess.
Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller	by: T13	[archived copy]	T13 is a guess. Also, IIRC, this document is 'obsolete', although it still is relevant for hardware made just a few years ago.
Unknown ATA Demo Code	by: Unknown	[archived copy]

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BIOS (5)

BIOS Boot Specification Version 1.01	by: Various	[archived copy]
BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Specification Version 3.0 Rev 0.8	by: Phoenix	[archived copy]
Extended System Configuration Data Specification Version 1.03	by: Various	[archived copy]
PCI BIOS Specification Revision 2.1	by: PCI SIG	[archived copy]	A better reference on this subject: _PCI System Architecture_.
Plug and Play BIOS Specification Version 1.0A	by: Various	[archived copy]

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Bootloaders (4)

"El Torito" Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification	by: Various	[archived copy]
BIOS Boot Specification Version 1.01	by: Various	[archived copy]
Cottontail Bootloader v0.02	by: Frank Millea	[archived copy]	Contains pre-built binaries, source, README, and example configuration script. Includes both 1st and 2nd stage bootloaders.
Information Specification for Bootable CD-ROM Rev 1.0	by: SFF Committee	[archived copy]

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CD-R/W (4)

Andy McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ	by: Andy McFadden	[archived copy]
MultiRead Specification for CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/RW and DVD-ROM Devices	by: OSTA	[archived copy]
SFF-8070i Specification for ATAPI Removable Rewritable Media Devices Rev 1.2	by: SFF Committee	[archived copy]
Universal Disk Format Specification Revision 2.00	by: OSTA	[archived copy]

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CD-ROM (7)

Data Interchange on Read-Only 120mm Optical Data Disks (CD-ROM)	by: ECMA	[archived copy]	Standard ECMA-130, 2nd Edition
IEEE P1281 System Use Sharing Protocol Draft Standard Version 1.12	by: IEEE	[archived copy]	Standard for Information Technology - Use of ISO 9660:1988 System Use Fields.
IEEE P1282 Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol Draft Standard Version 1.12	by: IEEE	[archived copy]	Standard for Information Technology - Interchange of ISO 9945-1:1990 Filesystems via the ISO 9660:1988 File Structure
Information Specification for Bootable CD-ROM Rev 1.0	by: SFF Committee	[archived copy]
ISO/IEC DIS 9660:1999 Volume and File Structure of CD-ROM for Information Interchange	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
MultiRead Specification for CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/RW and DVD-ROM Devices	by: OSTA	[archived copy]
SCSI-2 Spec - CD-ROM devices	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	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.

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Development Tools (3)

DJGPP for Windows 2000/XP	by: D.J. Delorie	[archived copy]	My distribution downloaded June 6, 2002.
NASM Documentation	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	Netwide Assembler documentation
NASM for Windows/DOS	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	Netwide Assembler EXE

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Device Drivers (12)

The Mobius Operating System: Documentation: Device Driver Book	by: Tim Robinson	[archived copy]
The Mobius Operating System: Documentation: Inter-Process Communication	by: Tim Robinson	[archived copy]
UDI Core Specification Version 1.01 Volume I (Chapters 1-18)	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI Core Specification Version 1.01 Volume II (Chapters 19-33)	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI IA-32/IA-64 ABI Binding Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI NIC Driver Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI PCI Bus Binding Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI Physical I/O Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI Reference Implementation	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI SCSI Driver Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
UDI System Bus Binding Specification Version 1.01	by: Project UDI	[archived copy]
Writing Windows NT Device Drivers	by: Chris Cant	[archived copy]

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DVD (3)

Information Specification for ATAPI DVD Devices Rev 5.1	by: SFF Committee	[archived copy]
MultiRead Specification for CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-R/RW and DVD-ROM Devices	by: OSTA	[archived copy]
Universal Disk Format Specification Revision 2.00	by: OSTA	[archived copy]

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EISA (1)

EISA System Architecture Second Edition

by: Mindshare

[archived copy]

Written by Tom Shanley & Don Anderson. Free e-book version of the out of print edition.

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EISA Chipsets (2)

82374EB/82374SB EISA System Component (ESC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, Electronic Edition, Chapter 6	by: Unknown	[archived copy]

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Ethernet (70)

21041 PCI Ethernet LAN Controller Data Sheet	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21041 PCI Ethernet LAN Controller Hardware Reference Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21140-AF to 21143-xD Upgrade Application Note	by: Intel	[archived copy]
21140A PCI Fast Ethernet LAN Controller Data Sheet	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21140A PCI Fast Ethernet LAN Controller Hardware Reference Manual	by: Digital	[archived copy]
21143 PCI/CardBus 10/100Mb/s Ethernet LAN Controller Hardware Reference Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]
21X4 Serial ROM Format Version 4.09	by: Intel	[archived copy]
3C359 Network Interface Card Technical Reference	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
3c509.c: A 3c509 EtherLink3 ethernet driver for linux	by: Donald Becker	[archived copy]	Source code only
3C515-TX NIC Technical Reference	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
3C90x and 3C90xB NICs Technical Reference	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
3C90xC NICs Technical Reference	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
589D to 589E Technical Changes Addendum	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
80C200 Full Duplex CMOS Ethernet 10/100 Mega Bit/Sec Data Link Controller	by: LSI Logic	[archived copy]
80C300 Full Duplex CMOS Ethernet 10/100 Mega Bit/Sec Data Link Controller	by: LSI Logic	[archived copy]
82558 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller with Integrated PHY	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82559 Fast Ethernet Multifunction PCI/CardBus Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
84302 Quad 100/10 Mbps Ethernet Controller with RMON/SNMP Management Counters	by: LSI Logic	[archived copy]
Am79C90 CMOS Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet (C-LANCE)	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C960 PCnet-ISA Single-Chip Ethernet Controller	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C961 PCnet-ISA Jumperless Single-Chip Ethernet Controller for ISA	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C961A PCnet-ISA II Jumperless, Full Duplex Single-Chip Ethernet Controller for ISA	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C965 PCnet-32 Single-Chip 32-Bit Ethernet Controller	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C970 PCnet-PCI Single-Chip Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C970A PCnet-PCI II Single-Chip Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C971 PCnet-FAST Single-Chip Full-Duplex 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C972 PCnet-FAST+ Enhanced 10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet Controller with OnNow Support	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C974 PCnet-SCSI Combination Ethernet and SCSI Controller for PCI Systems	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C976 PCnet-PRO 10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet Controller	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C978 PCnet-Home Single-Chip 1/10 Mbps PCI Home Networking Controller	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Am79C978A PCnet - Home Single-Chip 1/10 Mbps PCI Home Networking Controller	by: AMD	[archived copy]
CS8920A Advanced Product Databook	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]	Crystal LAN ISA Plug-and-Play Ethernet Controller
DE520 Driver Development Information (Fast EtherWORKS PMC/PCI Adapter)	by: Digital	[archived copy]
DM9008 ISA/Plug & Play Super Ethernet Controller	by: Davicom	[archived copy]
DP83815 10/100 Mb/s Integrated PCI Ethernet Media Access Controller and Physical Layer (MacPhyter)	by: National	[archived copy]
DP8390 Network Interface Controller: An Introductory Guide	by: National	[archived copy]
DP83905 AT/LANTIC AT Local Area Network Twisted-Pair Interface Controller	by: National	[archived copy]
DP8390D/NS32490D NIC Network Interface Controller	by: National	[archived copy]
ELANC-PCI (Twisted-Pair Ether-LAN Controller with PCI Interface)	by: Winbond	[archived copy]
Etherlink (3C501) Adapter Technical Reference	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLink 16 and EtherLink 16 TP Adapter Technical Reference Guide (3C507)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLink II Adapter Technical Reference Manual (3C503)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLink III LAN PC Card ERS (3C589D)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLink III Parallel Tasking ISA, EISA, Micro Channel, and PCMCIA Adapter Drivers Technical Reference (3C5x9B)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLink/MC 32 Technical Reference Guide (3C527)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
EtherLinx/MC: Micro Channel Ethernet Adapter Technical Reference Manual (3C523)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]
LAN83C171 - EPIC/XF ACPI/PC 97 Compliant Inegrated PCI 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller	by: SMC	[archived copy]
LAN91C110 FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller for PCMCIA and Generic 16-Bit Applications	by: SMC	[archived copy]
LAN91C95 ISA/PCMCIA Full Duplex Single-Chip Ethernet and Modem Controller with RAM	by: SMC	[archived copy]
PCI/EISA Bus-Master Adapter Driver Technical Reference (3C59x)	by: 3Com	[archived copy]	"Members of the 3Com EtherLink III and Fast EtherLink families of adapters"
Programming guide and sample code for RTL8139 family	by: Realtek	[archived copy]	Very useful sample code clears up some uncertainty in the documentation.
Realtek 3.3V Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8139C(L)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek 3.3V Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8139C(L)+	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller and MC'97 Controller with Power Management RTL8101L	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with MII & AUI Interface RTL8130	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management and Multi-Function RTL8139D(L)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8100 Programming Guide	by: Realtek	[archived copy]	IIRC, this programming guide applies to all Realtek 81XX 100 Base TX cards.
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8100(L)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8100B(L)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management RTL8139B(L)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
Realtek Single-Chip USB to Fast Ethernet Controller with MII Interface RTL8150L(M)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
RTL8019AS Realtek Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller with Plug and Play Function (RealPNP)	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
RTL8029AS Realtek PCI Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller with built-in SRAM	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
SROM Programming Utilities	by: Digital	[archived copy]	"Supporting the Digital Semiconductor 21140, 21140A, 21041, 21142, 21143 (including 21143 Rev 4.0, Rev 4.1) and 21540 (rev 4.8 and rev 4.9) SROM specification version 4.05." Includes SROM format specification document.
STE10/100 PCI 10/100 Ethernet Controller with Integrated PHY (5V)	by: ST	[archived copy]
The Comparison Table of RTL8139 Family	by: Realtek	[archived copy]
The Operation of the FIFO in the DP8390, DP83901, DP83902 and DP83905	by: National	[archived copy]
Using the Digital Semiconductor 21041 with Boot ROM, Serial ROM, and External Register: An Application Note	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Using the Digital Semiconductor 21140A with Boot ROM, Serial ROM, and External Register: An Application Note	by: Digital	[archived copy]
Writing Drivers for the DP8390 NIC Family of Ethernet Controllers	by: National	[archived copy]

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Executable Formats (3)

a.out Architecture-Dependent File Format	by: Hewlett-Packard Company	[archived copy]
DJGPP COFF Format	by: D.J. Delorie	[archived copy]
Tool Interface Standard (TIS) Portable Formats Specification Version 1.1	by: TIS Committee	[archived copy]	Covers Executable and Linkable Format (ELF), DWARF Debugging Information Format, and Relocatable Object Format Module (OMF).

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File Systems (7)

Analysis of the Ext2fs structure	by: Louis-Dominique Dubeau	[archived copy]
FAT32 File System Specification	by: Microsoft	[archived copy]
IEEE P1281 System Use Sharing Protocol Draft Standard Version 1.12	by: IEEE	[archived copy]	Standard for Information Technology - Use of ISO 9660:1988 System Use Fields.
IEEE P1282 Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol Draft Standard Version 1.12	by: IEEE	[archived copy]	Standard for Information Technology - Interchange of ISO 9945-1:1990 Filesystems via the ISO 9660:1988 File Structure
ISO/IEC DIS 9660:1999 Volume and File Structure of CD-ROM for Information Interchange	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
NTFS Documentation	by: Regis Duchesne	[archived copy]
Universal Disk Format Specification Revision 2.00	by: OSTA	[archived copy]

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Floppy (12)

82077AA CHMOS Single-Chip Floppy Disk Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82078 44 Pin CHMOS Single-Chip Floppy Disk Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
8272 Single/Double Density Floppy Disk Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
DP8473 Floppy Disk Controller PLUS-2	by: National	[archived copy]
Floppy Controller Routines	by: Fabian Nunez	[archived copy]	"These are some routines to control a PC-compatible floppy controller." Includes source code.
Floppy Disk Data Separator Design Guide for the DP8473	by: National	[archived copy]
NEC uPD765A/uPD765B Single/Double Density Floppy-Disk Controller	by: NEC	[archived copy]
Noisy Drives or Don't You Growl at Me	by: Don L. Finley	[archived copy]	Provides the best explanation of floppy 'step rate' I've been able to find. Also includes program 'steprate' plus source.
Programming the NEC uPD765 and Intel 82072/7 Floppy Disk Controller	by: debs	[archived copy]	[remote copy]
SMC FC37C78 Floppy Disk Controller	by: SMC	[archived copy]
Unnamed ZIP with a lot of floppy docs and source code	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
W83977F/AF Data Sheet	by: Winbond	[archived copy]

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IA32 Architecture (10)

3DNow! Technology Manual	by: AMD	[archived copy]
CPUID & Processor Identification	by: The OS Journal	[archived copy]	[remote copy]	Written by Jens Olsson - http://www.jens.n3.net/
CPUID Algorithm Wars	by: Doctor Dobb's Journal	[archived copy]	Written by Robert R. Collins
Detecting Intel Processors: Knowing the generation of a system CPU	by: Doctor Dobb's Journal	[archived copy]	Written by Robert R. Collins.
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 11.4.3)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	.
IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 2: Instruction Set Reference	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: System Programming Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Intel 80386 Programmer's Reference Manual 1986	by: Intel	[archived copy]
The Technology Behind Crusoe Processors	by: Transmeta	[archived copy]	Written by Alexander Klaiber. "Low-power x86-Compatible Processors Implemented with Code Morphing Software"
Virtual 8086 Mode	by: The OS Journal	[archived copy]	[remote copy]	Written by Tim Robinson - http://www.themoebius.org.uk/

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IA64 Architecture (20)

An Overview of the Intel IA-64 Compiler	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Assembly Language Programming Tools for the IA-64 Architecture	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Designing Interoperability into IA-64 Systems: DIG64 Guidelines	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Divide, Square Root and Remainder Algorithms for the IA-64 Architecture	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Extensible Firmware Interface Specification Version 0.92	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Draft for Review
Extensible Firmware Interface: booting the new generation of Intel Architecture platforms	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Written by Mark Doran.
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 11.4.3)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	.
IA-64 Assembler User's Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-64 Assembly Language Reference Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-64 Compiler Technology	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-64 Floating-Point Operations and the IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-64 Software Conventions and Runtime Architecture Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]
IA-64 System Abstraction Layer Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Intel IA-64 Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: IA-64 Application Architecture	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.1, July 2000
Intel IA-64 Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 2: IA-64 System Architecture	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.1, July 2000
Intel IA-64 Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: Instruction Set Reference	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.1, July 2000
Intel IA-64 Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 4: Itanium Pocessor Programmer's Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.1, July 2000
Itanium Processor Floating-point Software Assistance and Floating-point Exception Handling	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Itanium Processor Microarchitecture Reference for Software Optimization	by: Intel	[archived copy]	August 2000
UNIX System V Application Binary Interface	by: Intel	[archived copy]

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ISA (5)

8237A High Performance Programmable DMA Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
8254 Programmable Interval Timer	by: Intel	[archived copy]
8259A Programmable Interrupt Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Clarifications to the Plug and Play ISA Specification, Version 1.0a	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Plug and Play ISA Specification Version 1.0a	by: Various	[archived copy]

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ISA Chipsets (6)

82357 Integrated System Peripheral (ISP)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Enhanced Super I/O Controller with Fast IR	by: SMC	[archived copy]
FDC37C6XX Super I/O Universal Design-In Application Note	by: SMC	[archived copy]
FDC37C93x Tips: Enabling Gate A20 and Keyboard Reset and General Purpose I/O Options	by: SMC	[archived copy]	Written by Bob Gross and Carl Shooley.
SMC Plug and Play Compatible Ultra I/O Controller	by: SMC	[archived copy]
Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, Electronic Edition, Chapter 6	by: Unknown	[archived copy]

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Keyboard (9)

Extended ASCII Key Codes	by: Bob Watson	[archived copy]
FDC37C93x Tips: Enabling Gate A20 and Keyboard Reset and General Purpose I/O Options	by: SMC	[archived copy]	Written by Bob Gross and Carl Shooley.
IBM PC Keyboard Information for Software Developers	by: Chris Giese	[archived copy]
Interfacing the AT Keyboard	by: Adam Chapweske	[archived copy]
PC Keyboard Scan Codes	by: Altek Instruments	[archived copy]
The Keyboard Interface Tutorial	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
The PS/2 Mouse Interface	by: Adam Chapweske	[archived copy]
VT82C42 Keyboard Controller	by: VIA	[archived copy]
Wout Mertens' Guide To Keyboard Programming v1.1	by: Wout Merten	[archived copy]

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Misc. Utilities (2)

Adobe Acrobat Reader v4.0	by: Adobe	[archived copy]
Winzip v8.0	by: Winzip Computing	[archived copy]

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Mouse (1)

The PS/2 Mouse Interface

by: Adam Chapweske

[archived copy]

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Network Protocols (11)

Assigned Numbers (RFC 762)	by: Jon Postel	[archived copy]
Computing the Internet Checksum (RFC 1071)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol (RFC 826)	by: David C. Plummer	[archived copy]
Internet Control Message Protocol (RFC 792)	by: Jon Postel	[archived copy]
Internet Protocol (RFC 791)	by: Information Sciences Institute	[archived copy]
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RFC 903)	by: Various	[archived copy]
Roll Your Own Intranet	by: Various	[archived copy]	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.
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Tutorial)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Transmission Control Protocol (RFC 793)	by: Information Sciences Institute	[archived copy]
User Datagram Protocol (RFC 768)	by: Jon Postel	[archived copy]
Windows Sockets: An Open Interface for Network Programming under Microsoft Windows (Version 1.1)	by: Various	[archived copy]

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OS Theory (2)

An Operating Systems Vade Mecum	by: Raphael A. Finkel	[archived copy]	"Traditionally, a vade mecum (pronounced "VAHdee MAYkem") is a laboratory manual that guides the student step by step through complex procedures. Operating systems are complex mixtures of policy and mechanism, of algorithm and heuristic, and of theoretical goals and practical experience. This vade mecum tries to unify these diverse points of view and guide the novice step by step through the complexities of the subject."
Realtime Operating Systems: Concepts and Implementation of Microkernels for Embedded Systems	by: Various	[archived copy]	Written by Dr. J�rgen Sauermann and Melanie Thelen

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Parallel Ports (2)

Interfacing the IBM PC Parallel Printer Port	by: Zhahai Stewart	[archived copy]
Plug and Play Parallel Port Devices Version 1.0b	by: Microsoft	[archived copy]

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PCI (5)

Accelerated Graphics Port Interface Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]	A better reference on this subject: _AGP System Architecture_.
PCI 9050-1 Data Book Version 1.01	by: PLX	[archived copy]
PCI and AGP Vendors, Devices and Subsystems identification file	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	[remote copy]
PCI BIOS Specification Revision 2.1	by: PCI SIG	[archived copy]	A better reference on this subject: _PCI System Architecture_.
PCI Local Bus Specification	by: PCI SIG	[archived copy]	A better reference on this subject: _PCI System Architecture_.

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PCI Chipsets (48)

380AB/PB Dock Set Product Overview	by: Intel	[archived copy]	82380AB Mobile PCI-To-ISA Bridge (MISA), 82380PB Mobile PCI-To-PCI Bridge (MPCI)
380FB PCIset: 82380AB Mobile PCI-to-ISA Bridge (MISA)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
380FB PCIset: 82380FB Mobile PCI-to-PCI Bridge (MPCI2)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430MX PCIset 82371MX Mobile PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (MPIIX)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430MX PCIset 82437MX (MTSC)/82438MX (MTDP) and 82371MX (MPIIX) Specification Update	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430MX PCIset 82437MX Mobile System Controller (MTSC) and 82438MX Mobile Data Path (MTDP)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430MX PCIset Timing Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430NX 82378ZB System I/O (SIO) and 82379AB System I/O APIC (SIO.A)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430NX 82433LX/82433NX Local Bus Accelerator (LBX)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430NX 82434LX/82434NX PCI, Cache and Memory Controller (PCMC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430TX 82371AB PCI-to-ISA/IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430TX PCIset System Controller (MTXC) Timing Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430TX PCIset: 82439TX System Controller (MTXC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430VX PCIset 82436VX (TVX) and 82438VX (TDX) Specification Update	by: Intel	[archived copy]
430VX PCIset 82437VX System Controller (TVX) and 82438VX Data Path Unit (TDX)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440BX AGPset: 82443BX Host Bridge/Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440BX AGPset: 82443BX Host Bridge/Controller Electrical and Thermal Specification, Timing Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440EX AGPset: 82443EX PCI AGP Controller (PAC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440FX PCIset 82441FX PCI and Memory Controller (PMC) and 82442FX Data Bus Accelerator (DBX)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440LX AGPset: 82443LX PCI A.G.P. Controller (PAC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440MX 82443MX PCIset Specification Update	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440MX 82443MX100 PCIset	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440MX Chipset Electrical and Thermal Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
440ZX AGPset: 82443ZX Host Bridge/Controller	by: Intel	[archived copy]
450KX/GX PCIset	by: Intel	[archived copy]
450NX PCIset	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Revision 1.3; 82454NX PCI Expander Bridge (PXB), 82453NX Data Path Multiplexor (MUX), 82452NX RAS/CAS Generator (RCG), 82451NX Memory & I/O Controller (MIOC)
820 Chipset: 82805AA Memory Translator Hub (MTH) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
820 Chipset: 82820 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82371AB (PIIX4) PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator Timing Specifications	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82371FB (PIIX) and 82371SB (PIIX3) PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82371FB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX) Timing Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82371SB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX3) Timing Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82801AA (ICH) & 82801AB (ICH0) I/O Controller Hub AC '97 Programmer's Reference Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82801AA (ICH) and Intel 82801AB (ICH0) I/O Controller Hub Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82801BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) AC '97 Programmer's Reference Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82801BA I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) and 82801BAM I/O Controller Hub 2 Mobile (ICH2-M) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
840 Chipset: 82804AA Memory Repeater Hub for SDRAM (MRH-S) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
840 Chipset: 82806AA PCI 64 Hub (P64H) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
840 Chipset: 82840 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
AMD-640 Chipset BIOS Design Application Note	by: AMD	[archived copy]
AMD-640 System Controller Data Sheet	by: AMD	[archived copy]
AMD-645 Peripheral Bus Controller Data Sheet	by: AMD	[archived copy]
CY82C693UB hyperCache / Stand-Alone PCI Peripheral Controller with USB	by: Cypress Semiconductor	[archived copy]
Geode CS5530 I/O Companion Multi-Function South Bridge	by: National	[archived copy]
SiS5595 PCI System I/O Chipset Revision 2.0	by: Silicon Integrated Systems	[archived copy]
VT82C586B PIPC PCI Inegrated Peripheral Controller Revision 1.0	by: VIA	[archived copy]	PC97 Compliant PCI-to-ISA Bridge with ACPI, Distributed DMA, Plug and Play, Master Mode PCI-IDE Controller with UltraDMA-33, USB Controller, Keyboard Controller, and RTC
VT82C686A "Super South" South Bridge PSIPC PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller Revision 1.1	by: VIA	[archived copy]
Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, Electronic Edition, Chapter 6	by: Unknown	[archived copy]

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PNP (6)

Clarifications to the Plug and Play ISA Specification, Version 1.0a	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Plug and Play BIOS Specification Version 1.0A	by: Various	[archived copy]
Plug and Play Design Specification for IEEE 1394	by: Microsoft	[archived copy]
Plug and Play External COM Device Specification Version 1.00	by: Various	[archived copy]
Plug and Play ISA Specification Version 1.0a	by: Various	[archived copy]
Plug and Play Parallel Port Devices Version 1.0b	by: Microsoft	[archived copy]

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PowerPC Architecture (3)

A Minimal PowerPC Boot Sequence for Executing Compiled C Programs - Application Note	by: Motorola	[archived copy]
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present (V 11.4.3)	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	.
PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: I/O Device Reference	by: Various	[archived copy]

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Protected Mode (5)

FDC37C93x Tips: Enabling Gate A20 and Keyboard Reset and General Purpose I/O Options	by: SMC	[archived copy]	Written by Bob Gross and Carl Shooley.
Intel 80386 Programmer's Reference Manual 1986	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Protected Mode Demo Code	by: Chris Giese	[archived copy]	[remote copy]
Protected Mode Tutorial	by: Chris Giese	[archived copy]	[remote copy]
Virtual 8086 Mode	by: The OS Journal	[archived copy]	[remote copy]	Written by Tim Robinson - http://www.themoebius.org.uk/

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Real Mode (5)

Programmer's Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC	by: Dave Williams	[archived copy]
Ralf Brown's Interrupt List - INTER61A.ZIP	by: Ralf Brown	[archived copy]
Ralf Brown's Interrupt List - INTER61B.ZIP	by: Ralf Brown	[archived copy]
Ralf Brown's Interrupt List - INTER61C.ZIP	by: Ralf Brown	[archived copy]
Ralf Brown's Interrupt List - INTER61D.ZIP	by: Ralf Brown	[archived copy]

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SCSI (44)

53C8XX Software Development Kit Version 1.00.00	by: Symbios Logic	[archived copy]
8XXTARG Revision 2.3	by: Symbios Logic	[archived copy]	"This software was written by Symbios Logic to develop and test new products." Includes source code.
Am79C974 PCnet-SCSI Combination Ethernet and SCSI Controller for PCI Systems	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI	by: T10	[archived copy]
Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI, Second Version (FCP-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Generic Packetized Protocol (SCSI-GPP)	by: T10	[archived copy]
LSI53C875/875E PCI to Ultra SCSI I/O Processor Technical Manual	by: Symbios Logic	[archived copy]
PCI-SCSI I/O Processors	by: Symbios Logic	[archived copy]
Reduced Block Commands	by: T10	[archived copy]
Reduced Multimedia Commands	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Architecture Model - 2 (SAM-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Block Commands - 2 (SBC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Controller Commands-2 (SCC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]	RAID controllers??
SCSI Enhanced Parallel Interface - EPI	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Multimedia Commands - 2 (MMC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Multimedia Commands - 3 (MMC-3)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Object Based Storage Device Commands (OSD)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI on Scheduled Transfer Protocol (SST)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Parallel Interface-2 (SPI-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Parallel Interface-3 (SPI-3)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Parallel Interface-4 (SPI-4)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Passive Interconnect Performance (PIP)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Primary Commands - 2 (SPC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Primary Commands - 3 (SPC-3)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI RDMA Protocol	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI Stream Commands - 2 (SSC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-2 Common Access Method Transport and SCSI Interface Module	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-2 Spec - CD-ROM devices	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	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.
SCSI-3 Block Commands (SBC)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-3 Enclosure Services Command Set (SES)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-3 Media Changer Commands - 2 (SMC-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-3 Medium Changer Commands (SMC)	by: T10	[archived copy]
SCSI-3 Stream Commands (SSC)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Sequential Access Partition Management	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Bus Protocol 3 (SBP-3)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - Physical Layer 1 (SSA-PH1)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - Physical Layer 2 (SSA-PH2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - SCSI-2 Protocol (SSA-S2P)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - SCSI-3 Protocol (SSA-S3P)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - Transport Layer 1 (SSA-TL1)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Serial Storage Architecture - Transport Layer 2 (SSA-TL2)	by: T10	[archived copy]
Small Computer System Interface - 2	by: T10	[archived copy]
SYM53C875/875E PCI-Ultra SCSI I/O Processor	by: Symbios Logic	[archived copy]

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Serial Ports (11)

82C50A CMOS Asynchronous Communications Element	by: Intersil	[archived copy]
A Comparison of the INS8250, NS16450 and NS16550AF Series of UARTs	by: National	[archived copy]	[remote copy]
DSCC4 DMA Supported Serial Communications Controller with 4 Channels	by: Infineon	[archived copy]
PC16550D Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter with FIFOs	by: National	[archived copy]
PC87108AVHG/PC87108AVJE Advanced UART and Infrared Controller	by: National	[archived copy]
Plug and Play External COM Device Specification Version 1.00	by: Various	[archived copy]
Serial Port Programming Information ZIP	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	Documents and source code
ST16C650A UART with 32-byte FIFO's and Infrared (IrDA) Encoder/Decoder	by: EXAR	[archived copy]
The Serial Port	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
TIR2000 Data Manual	by: Texas Instruments	[archived copy]	High-Speed Serial Infrared Controller With 64-Byte FIFO
TL16C450 Asynchronous Communications Element	by: Texas Instruments	[archived copy]

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SMP (IA32) (4)

82093AA I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (IOAPIC)	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Datasheet
IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: System Programming Guide	by: Intel	[archived copy]	see chapter 7 for general MP information; chapter 7.6 is a detailed explanation of the local APIC.
Multiprocessing Support for Hobby OSes Explained	by: Ben L. Titzer	[archived copy]	Very good beginner's guide to SMP using the Intel Architecture.
MultiProcessor Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]	Intel MultiProcessor Specification Version 1.4

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Sound (114)

82801AA (ICH) & 82801AB (ICH0) I/O Controller Hub AC '97 Programmer's Reference Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]
82C931 Plug and Play Integrated Audio Controller Data Book	by: OPTi	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundMAX Codec AD1881	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundMAX Codec AD1885	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundMAX Codec AD1886	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundPort Codec AD1819A	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundPort Codec AD1819B	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AC'97 SoundPort Codec AD1885	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
AK4524 24-Bit 96kHz Audio CODEC	by: AKM	[archived copy]
AK4528 High Performance 24Bit 96kHz Audio CODEC	by: AKM	[archived copy]
AK4531 Audio CODEC with 13ch Mixer & 18bit DAC	by: AKM	[archived copy]
AK4540 AC'97 Multimedia Audio CODEC	by: AKM	[archived copy]
AK4543 AC'97 Rev 2.1 Multimedia Audio CODEC	by: AKM	[archived copy]
ALS4000 Media Audio Controller SPEC	by: Avance Logic	[archived copy]
Am78C201A InterWave Interactive Audio and Wavetable Solution	by: AMD	[archived copy]
ARC88 Documents and Source Code ZIP	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Audio Codec '97 Revision 2.1	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Audio Codec '97 Revision 2.2	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Audio Codec '97 Revision 2.3	by: Intel	[archived copy]
CMI8330A/C3D PnP Audio Chip	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Communication and Networking Riser Specification Revision 1.1	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Crystal Semiconductor Source Code	by: Crystal	[archived copy]	Source code ZIP with no README.
Crystal Semiconductor Wave Player/Recorder	by: Crystal	[archived copy]	Includes source code and binaries.
CS4201 CrystalClear Audio Codec '97 with Headphone Amplifier	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4205 CrystalClear Audio Codec '97 for Portable Computing	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4231A Parallel Interface, Multimedia Audio Codec	by: Crystal	[archived copy]
CS4232 Games Compatible Plug-and-Play Audio System	by: Crystal	[archived copy]
CS4235 CrystalClear Low Cost ISA Audio System	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4236B CrystalClear Single Chip Audio System	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4237B CrystalClear Advanced Audio System with 3D Sound	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4238B CrystalClear Advanced Audio System with 3D Sound	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4239 CrystalClear Portable ISA Audio System	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4281 Programming Manual Revision 1.17w	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4294 SoundFusion Audio/Docking Codec '97 (AMC'97)	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4297 CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Codec '97	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4297A CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Codec '97	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4298 SoundFusion Audio/Modem Codec '97 (AMC'97)	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4299 CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Codec '97	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4610/11 CrystalClear SoundFusion PCI Audio Accelerator	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4614 CrystalClear SoundFusion PCI Audio Accelerator	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS4920A Multi-Standard Audio Decoder - DAC	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
CS8427 96 kHz Digital Audio Interface Transceiver	by: Cirrus Logic	[archived copy]
Developer Kit for Sound Blaster Series Hardware Programming Reference	by: Creative	[archived copy]	Second Edition
DIGI96 Documents ZIP	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3)	by: ATSC	[archived copy]
Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3) Errata Sheet	by: ATSC	[archived copy]
ENSONIQ AudioPCI 97 ES1371 Specification	by: ENSONIQ	[archived copy]
ES1869 AudioDrive Solution Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
ES1878 AudioDrive Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
ES1879 AudioDrive Solution Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
ES1946 Solo-1E PCI AudioDrive Notebook Solution Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
ES1988 Allegro PCI Audio-Modem Accelerator Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
FM801 Sw Application Notes 001: FM801 GPIO Pins Access	by: ForteMedia	[archived copy]
FM801 Sw Application Notes 002: FM801 Device Enable/Disable	by: ForteMedia	[archived copy]
FM801-AU PCI Audio Controller	by: ForteMedia	[archived copy]
Gravis UltraSound, PC GamePad and Analog Pro SDK V2.22	by: Advanced Gravis Computer Technology	[archived copy]	Includes source code
ICE1712 Envy-24 PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller	by: IC Ensemble	[archived copy]
Information Zefiro ZA2	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
InterWave Driver Developmer's Kit Rev. 1.0	by: AMD	[archived copy]	Includes source code
InterWave GAME API Specification	by: Unknown	[archived copy]	Includes source code
InterWave IC Am78C201/202 Programmer's Guide Rev. 2	by: AMD	[archived copy]
Korg 1212 Documents and Source ZIP	by: Korg	[archived copy]
Maestro-2 Board Test v1.07	by: ESS	[archived copy]	Includes source code and binaries.
Maestro-2 PCI Audio Accelerator Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
Overview of Digital Audio Interface Data Structures	by: Crystal	[archived copy]	Written by Clif Sanchez and Roger Taylor
Parallel-Port 16-Bit SoundPort Stereo Codec AD1845	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
Parallel-Port 16-Bit SoundPort Stereo Codec AD1848K	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
PCI Audio Design Guide for Embedded Systems	by: Crystal	[archived copy]	Specification of Hardware Interfaces Required for PCI Audio in Embedded Applications. Written by Mark Gentry.
PRODIF24 Hardware Documentation	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Programming the AdLib/Sound Blaster FM Music Chips Version 2.0	by: Jeffrey S. Lee	[archived copy]
Programming the PC Speaker	by: Mark Feldman	[archived copy]
SAA7785 ThunderBird Avenger PCI Audio Accelerator	by: Phillips	[archived copy]
SAM9407 Programmer's Reference ZIP	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
Serial-Port 16-Bit SoundPort Stereo Codec AD1847	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
Serial-Port 16-Bit SoundPort Stereo Codec AD1849K	by: Analog Devices	[archived copy]
Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive Solution Data Sheet	by: ESS	[archived copy]
SonicVibes PCI Audio Accelerator	by: S3	[archived copy]
SoundBlaster Programming Information v0.90	by: Various	[archived copy]	Includes source code.
STAC9700 Stereo AC'97 Codec Data Sheet	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9701/3 Multimedia Audio Codec for AC 97	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9704/7 Multimedia Audio Codec for AC'97	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9705 Audio/Modem Codec for AC 97, 2.0	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9708/11 Multi-Channel AC'97 Codec with Multi-Codec Option	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9721/23 Stereo AC'97 Codec with Multi-Codec Option	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9744 Stereo AC'97 Codec with Multi-Codec Option and On-Chip SRCs	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]
STAC9756/57 Data Sheet	by: SigmaTel	[archived copy]	Two channel AC'97 codecs with I2S digital I/O and SPDIF Output
The EMU10K1 Digital Audio Processor	by: Creative	[archived copy]
The Un-official Sound Blaster AWE32 Programming Guide	by: Vince Vu	[archived copy]
Trident 4DWAVE Linux Software Programmer's Guide (SPG)	by: Trident	[archived copy]
Trident 4DWAVE SPDIF Interface	by: Trident	[archived copy]
Trident 4DWAVE-DX Technical Reference Manual	by: Trident	[archived copy]
Trident 4DWAVE-DX/NX Linux Software Programmers Guide (SPG)	by: Trident	[archived copy]
UDA1325 Universal Serial Bus (USB) CODEC	by: Phillips	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Audio Data Formats Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Audio Devices Revision 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Terminal Types Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
WM9701A Low Power AC'97 Multimedia Audio Codec	by: Wolfson	[archived copy]
WM9703 AC'97 Revision 2.1 Audio Codec	by: Wolfson	[archived copy]
WM9704M AMC'97 Audio and Modem Codec	by: Wolfson	[archived copy]
WM9704Q 4-Channel Surround Sound Codec	by: Wolfson	[archived copy]
YMF711 OPL3-SA2 OPL3 Single-chip Audio System 2	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF715 OPL3-SA3 OPL3 Single-chip Audio System 3	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF715E OPL3-SA3 OPL3 Single-chip Audio System 3	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF715x (OPL3-SA3) Register Description Document	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF721 OPL4-ML2 FM + Wavetable Synthesizer LSI	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF721 OPL4-ML2 FM + Wavetable Synthesizer LSI	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF724F DS-1	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF740C DS-1L	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF744B DS-1S	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF754 (DS-1E) Hardware Specification	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF754 (DS-1E) Hardware Specification	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]	PCI Audio function only
YMF754 DS-1E	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]
YMF754 Source Code	by: Yamaha	[archived copy]

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SPARC Architecture (13)

Advanced PCI Bridge (APB) User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
ATM622-s User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]	Single Chip ATM SAR
DSC Dual Processor System Controller User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
microSPARC-IIep User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
PCIO Peripheral Component Interconnect Input Output Controller	by: Sun	[archived copy]
RIC User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
STP2002QFP Fast Ethernet, Parallel Port, SCSI (FEPS) User's Guide Revision 1.0	by: Sun	[archived copy]
SuperSPARC II Addendum Rev 1.3	by: Sun	[archived copy]
U2P UPA to PCI Interface User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
U2S User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
UltraSPARC-IIi User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
USC User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]
XB1 User's Manual	by: Sun	[archived copy]

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Tape Drives (6)

220 Library Product Specification	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]
EXB-10i Cartridge Handling Subsystem User's Manual	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]
EXB-8205 & EXB-8505 8mm Tape Drives Product Specification	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]
EXB-8205 & EXB-8505 8mm Tape Drives SCSI Reference	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]
EXB-8500 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem User's Manual	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]
EXB-8500 and EXB-8500c 8mm Tape Drive Product Specification	by: Exabyte	[archived copy]

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USB (11)

8x931AA, 8x931HA Universal Serial Bus Peripheral Controller User's Manual	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Errata for "USB Revision 2.0 April 27, 2000" as of 12/7/2000	by: Unknown	[archived copy]
OpenHCI Open Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Release 1.0a	by: Various	[archived copy]
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) Design Guide Revision 1.1	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1	by: Various	[archived copy]
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Audio Data Formats Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Audio Devices Revision 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB Device Class Definition for Terminal Types Release 1.0	by: Various	[archived copy]
USB in a Nutshell. Making Sense of the USB Standard.	by: Unknown	[archived copy]

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Video (21)

65555 HiQVPro High Performance Flat Panel/CRT GUI Controllers Data Sheet Revision 1.1	by: Chips and Technologies	[archived copy]
Accelerated Graphics Port Interface Specification	by: Intel	[archived copy]	A better reference on this subject: _AGP System Architecture_.
Bt848/848A/849A Single-Chip Video Capture for PCI	by: Brooktree	[archived copy]
Bt878/879 Single-Chip Video and Broadcast Audio Capture for the PCI Bus	by: Rockwell	[archived copy]
Intel740 Graphics Accelerator Datasheet	by: Intel	[archived copy]
Journey to the Protected Land: Fancy Text Output and a Boot Mystery	by: Ed Nisley	[archived copy]
MiniModule/SVG-II Technical Manual	by: Ampro Computers	[archived copy]
Programmer's Guide to PC(R) and PS/2(tm) Video Systems: Maximum Video Performance from the EGA(tm), VGA, HGC, and MCGA	by: Richard Wilton	[archived copy]
S3 Video Card Register Reference	by: S3	[archived copy]
SST-1 Revision 1.61	by: 3Dfx Interactive	[archived copy]	"(a.k.a. Voodoo Graphics)"
SST-96 Voodoo Graphics for Windows Revision 2.2	by: 3Dfx Interactive	[archived copy]	"(a.k.a. Voodoo Rush)"
Switching VGA modes without BIOS...	by: Jonas Berlin	[archived copy]	AOD posting, circa 1998
The PC Games Programmers Encyclopedia 1.0	by: Mark Feldman	[archived copy]	Some information on programming specific video cards.
Tweaking the Video Mode 13h into Mode X	by: Vulture/OT	[archived copy]
VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) Core Functions Standard Version 3.0	by: Video Electronics Standards Association	[archived copy]
VESA Super VGA BIOS Extension	by: Video Electronics Standards Association	[archived copy]	I believe this is the first VESA BIOS Extension, dated November 14, 1989
VGA Programmers Master Reference Manual	by: Andrew Scott	[archived copy]	"Concepts and pragmatics of computational modelling, visual model representation and manipulation, using a Video Graphics Array controller chip."
Video Mode 13h Tutor--part 1	by: NymSandra	[archived copy]
Voodoo Banshee Universal Access 2D Databook Revision 1.0	by: 3Dfx Interactive	[archived copy]
Voodoo2 Graphics Revision 1.16	by: 3Dfx Interactive	[archived copy]
Voodoo3 Proogramming Guide: Revision 1.4	by: 3Dfx Interactive	[archived copy]

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