The Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual,
Volume 3: System Programming (Order Number 243192) is part of a three-volume set
that describes the architecture and programming environment of all Intel
Architecture processors. The other two volumes in this set are:
The Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Architecture (Order Number 243190).
The Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual,
Volume 2: Instruction Set Reference (Order Number 243191).
The Intel Architecture Software Developer's
Manual, Volume 1, describes the basic architecture and programming environment
of an Intel Architecture processor; the Intel Architecture Soft-ware Developer's
Manual, Volume 2, describes the instructions set of the processor and the opcode
structure. These two volumes are aimed at application programmers who are
writing programs to run under existing operating systems or executives. The
Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3, describes the
operating-system support environment of an Intel Architecture processor,
including memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and
exception handling, and system management mode. It also provides Intel
Architecture processor compatibility information. This volume is aimed at
operating-system and BIOS designers and programmers.
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