Windows Assembly Language and Systems Programming : 16- and 32-Bit Low-Level Programming for the PC and Windows

-Access Real mode from Protected mode; Protected mode from Real mode Apply OOP concepts to assembly language programs Interface assembly language programs with high-level languages Achieve direct hardware manipulation and memory access Explore the archite Readers explore the architectural details of Windows at the system level. This book provides the how-to information and example code advanced developers need for the full range of 16- and 32-bit systems-level programming. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 CPU Architecture -- Preamble -- Power-up the PC -- The System Files -- Number Systems -- Registers and Memory -- Memory Map of the PC -- The CPU & Support Chips -- Conventional and Extended Memory -- Segments -- Real Mode -- DOS Real Mode Programming -- DOS Protected Mode Programming -- Coding Restraints -- Inside the 286/386/486/etc. -- CPU Registers -- Instructions -- Real and Protected Modes -- Memory Management -- Segmentation Only -- Shadow Registers -- Descriptors -- 386 Paging -- Virtual-86 -- Contention Issues -- Privileges -- I/O Privilege -- Task Switching -- Interrupts -- Real Mode Interrupts -- Protected Mode Interrupts -- Postamble -- 2 Basic Assembly Language -- Preamble -- Stack Instructions -- Transfer of Control -- Conditional Jump -- Addressing Modes -- Segment Registers -- String Instructions -- Arithmetic Instructions -- Logical Instructions -- Code and Data Labels -- Code Labels -- Data Labels -- Accessing Data -- Pointers -- LES, LDS, and LEA Instructions -- Local Data -- Type Override -- Structures -- Label Equates -- Postamble -- 3 Opening Windows -- Preamble -- DOS versus Windows Programming -- Internal Differences -- Building a Windows Application -- Library Functions -- The Mechanics of Assembling and Linking -- The Link Step -- Two Steps for Resources -- Windows Programming Mechanics -- Objects -- Handles -- Instances -- Messages -- C Syntax -- Message Loop -- Callback Functions -- Data Types -- 4 The Bare Bones -- Preamble -- Getting Started -- Tools Required -- Source Files -- Resource and Definition Files -- Message Format -- Make File -- Development Cycle -- Application Structure -- Preliminary Code -- Startup Code -- WINMAIN() -- Callback Function -- 5 High-Level Assembly -- Preamble -- Include Files -- Microsoft versus Borland -- Skeleton Analysis Provides the how-to information and example code advanced developers need for the full range of systems-level programming - vital to developers moving applications from Windows 3.x to Windows 95 This chapter starts off from when a PC is first turned on, and I have assumed only a basic familiarity with computer principles. This book really didn't live up to expectations. I really should've sent it back and ate the shipping.