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Title: Mainly a waste of time
Review: I think you will find this book useful in only two instances:1) you can't get your hands on Intel's manuals (available from the Intel website);2) you need a pep-talk on what makes Wintel so wonderful.The book primarily rephrases the Intel manuals, with significantly less information (the chapter on running the processor with a flat memory model is 3 pages long). Also, the regular editorials on The Right Way to write operating systems (ie. the way Microsoft has done it), really grate on the nerves.The author's credits include "corporate" training on systems design, and this book reads like a converted PowerPoint presentation.
