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From: ltb@cldc.howard.edu (Lismond T. Bernard)
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Subject: Re: WANTED: Kernel Hacking Guide for *BSD
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Date: 18 Nov 1994 17:49:46 GMT
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Lismond T. Bernard (ltb@cldc.howard.edu) wrote:
: Hello all,

: I would like to know where I can obtain documentation on the Kernel
: structures of any of the Freeware BSD operating systems for Intel 80x86 
: family.  Specifically I am looking for information on:
: 	Device Drivers
: 	Filesystem management
: 	System/Kernel level calls
: 	Memory Management, Paging and Segments

Hello again.

Someone responded and gave me a book title and author which I was able to
find from an online library catalog.  Let me share the info:

------------------------------------U of Maryland System-------
TITLE(s):        The Design and implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX operating
                   system /  by Samuel J. Leffler ... [et al.].

                 Reading, Mass. :  Addison-Wesley,  1989, c1988.
                 xxii, 471 p. ;  24 cm
                 Includes bibliographies and index.

OTHER ENTRIES:   UNIX (Computer operating system)
                 Leffler, Samuel J.


Owners: UMBC UMCP

UMBC    STACKS           STATUS: Due: 04/01/95
CALL #: QA76.76.O63D474 1989

UMCP    ENGIN  BKSTKS    STATUS: Due: 09/12/93
CALL #: QA76.76.O63D474 1989

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Thanks to USENET for the help.	:-)

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