MMURTL-V1.0
- is a book that is very popular among computer programmers interested
in the internal workings of a computer operating system.  Shown
to the left as originally printed, it was previously titled "Developing
Your own 32 Bit Operating System" (ISBN 0-672-30655-7) and was
published by SAMS/MacMillan. We have renamed the book MMURTL-V1.0
(ISBN
1-58853-000-0) and the printed version is a "Perfect Bind" soft cover
(see the additional picture at very bottom of page). It was
renamed because this is the name that the author had originally intended.
MMURTL
is a bad acronym for Message based
MUltitasking
Real
Time
kerneL (to quote the author: "Hey.. all the good acronyms
were taken!").
This is literally a "how to book" on writing a
computer operating system, and includes the assembler and C language code
to build one. In fact, it contains the complete operating system
source code, an assembler and C compiler, along with their source code,
on the accompanying CD! This is the exact text of the original book except
where the author has made very minor corrections where the original text
was incorrect (editing mistakes, typos, etc.). You may view the first chapter
which is an overview of the book, and the author's goals with the link
in the table below. It is currently available as a PDF
ebook, and a "Perfect Bind" printed book (see picture at very bottom of
page).
The PDF ebook is approximately 2.7 Mb.
Total size of all files to download is approximately 8.5 Mb. The
printed version is approximately 604 pages, while the PDF version is 667
pages. The printed version also contains a complete index generated by
the author. The PDF version is also included on the CD that ships with
the book so that you may search it with the Acrobat Reader (requires Acrobat
version 4.0 or higher). You may view the Table of Contents, along with
Chapter 1, from the links below in the table.
Ordering the book here on our servers (and after
a successful credit card purchase on the secure servers) takes you to a
page with all the files that can be downloaded which includes the PDF ebook,
and the code package which contains all the source code for MMURTL, the
assembler and C compiler. The download page will exist for your convenience
for 36 to 48 hours to allow you to download all the available files. Ordering
the printed version also gives you immediate access to the download files.
Complete downloads are logged and checked against all orders. PLEASE
NOTE: This book may not be returned as it contains valuable software that
we have no way to track. This book is intended for intermediate
to advanced programmers.
Also note that the suggested retail
price of
this book is $49.95, and this is what most bookstores will charge for
this book if you order it through them. We have discounted it here on
our web site to help you with
the cost of shipping.
Please note that surface shipping
is no longer available to us when shipping outside of the US, and even
though we ship via Priority Mail International it has still been taking up to 6
weeks for the book to arrive in many countries. We can only assume that
this is due to more strenuous Customs inspections enroute and not the fault of the
postal services in any of our countries. For example, the last
shipment to Italy took 5 1/2 weeks, to Germany 5 weeks, England 4
weeks, etc. - We apologize for this, but it out of our control.
Select an option below:
If your country is not listed above, please send email to the address
below, and we'll add it for you.
Please note that several of our shipments to foreign countries (non
US) have been held up by the customs office in the receiving country. We
suspect this is due to the size and weight of the package. If the
estimated shipping time has elapsed, please contact your local customs
office, and let them know you are expecting a very large technical/educational
book that weighs almost 2 Kgs. This has always helped speed the delivery.
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THE
CODE TO MMURTL V1.0 IS NOW IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
$24.95
(US
Dollars)
