Writing Device Drivers for SCO UNIX: A Practical Approach
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Author Description
Based on a training course run out of Santa Cruz, California, a practical guide to writing UNIX drivers for mice, graphical display cards, point of sale terminals, intelligent telephone exchanges, and other devices. Assumes the reader to be a student or professional systems programmer with experience in C and UNIX. No bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the technical requirements and methodologies necessary for developing device drivers within the SCO UNIX operating system environment. The authors, Peter Kettle and Steve Statler, leverage their experience from professional training courses to provide a structured approach to kernel-level programming. The text focuses on the practical application of C programming and UNIX system architecture to interface hardware with the operating system kernel.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Technical implementation of drivers for graphical display cards and input devices like mice.
- Integration strategies for specialized hardware including point of sale terminals and telephone exchanges.
- Practical code-based examples derived from professional training curricula.
- Core concepts regarding kernel interaction and system-level programming in C.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this as a specialized, practical resource for systems programmers working with legacy SCO UNIX environments. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which assumes a high level of prior proficiency in C and UNIX system internals.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
1993-01-01
Publisher:
Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
ISBN-10:
0201544253
ISBN-13:
9780201544251
Unix
Programming
Technical Reference
Computers
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