Programmer's Guide to PC Video Systems

A Major Revision of the Definitive Guide to Video Programming and Video
Hardware

Richard Wilton's Programmer's Guide to PC & PS/2 Video Systems was
originally published in 1987--the dawn of graphical computing for machines
based on Intel microprocessors. The Microsoft Windows operating system was
in its infancy. Sales of color monitors and video cards were just starting
to take off. Wilton's book was hailed as the definitive text on the
subject by leading computer magazines such as BYTE and PC Week. It quickly
became the primary reference for thousands of pioneering video programming
professionals and hobbyists.

Today this landmark book has been completely updated with fresh information
for a whole new generation of programmers eager to master the concepts of
state-of-the-art video programming. In PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO PC VIDEO
SYSTEMS, Wilton teaches that good video control software is inseparable
from sound fundamental software design. And to help readers gain an
understanding of what the hardware does and how software controls it,
Wilton demonstrates the fundamental programming skills of coding, testing,
and debugging, plus lean, efficient algorithms and the techniques to make
them come alive as software. Readers get tested techniques and valuable
insights--along with scores of source code examples on the accompanying
disk--for a variety of text and graphics output. Topics include:

* Fundamental information on how PC video subsystems work and
  how software controls video hardware
* Special capabilities of the VGA, such as smooth panning and
  scrolling, split screens, and vertical nondisplay interrupts,
  that are not supported in Microsoft Windows or in MS-DOS
  graphics libraries
* Techniques that could be used to build arcade-style video games
  and other high-performance, self-contained applications
* Techniques for both interlaced and noninterlaced monitors
* VGA 256-color graphics programming
* Techniques for real-time animation
* An introduction to SVGA programming
* 32-bit graphics programming
* The VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) for VGA and SVGA subsystems

One 3.5-inch disk contains source code examples that demonstrate every
important aspect of VGA video programming--from low-level register
manipulation to high-level animation techniques. An expanded table of
contents makes all the information easily accessible. A comprehensive
index leads readers quickly to information on any topic in the book.

Richard Wilton has been programming computers since the late 1960s and is a
specialist in providing comprehensive information for programmers who want
to produce fast, professional video graphics. He has written systems
software and graphics application programs in FORTRAN, Pascal, C, Forth,
and assembly language. His articles and reviews have appeared in several
computer publications, including BYTE, Computer Language, and The Seybold
Outlook on Professional Computing. Wilton is the author of Microsoft
Windows 3 Developer's Workshop and coauthor of The Peter Norton PC
Programmer's Bible, both published by Microsoft Press.

PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO PC VIDEO SYSTEMS is the newest book in the Microsoft
Press Programming Classics series. Programming Classics are milestone
books that have had a significant impact on the art and science of
software development. Each book in this foundation series has been
thoroughly updated for a new generation of programmers making it as
relevant today as the day it was first published. Look for the Microsoft
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Programmer's Guide to PC Video Systems
by Richard Wilton
$39.95, 528 pages, one 3.5 inch disk
ISBN: 1-55615-641-3
Pub. Date: July 11, 1994

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
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