This library is very incomplete and under active development.

Don't blame me if things explode from using this library, etc. (I hate legal talk...)

lib866d is a library for writing real-mode DOS software. It provides many functions for writing low level system software for DOS and compatible operating systems, and is intended primarily for utility and driver development.

• 386ASM.H: Macros to use 32-Bit register and other 386+ level opcodes in inline-assembly
• ARGS: Sophisticated Program Argument Parsing
• CPU_K6: Low-level helper tools for manipulating AMD K6 Family CPU features
  • EPMR, multiplier, MTRR, Write Order/Allocate, L1/L2 Cache
• DEBUG.H: Assertions and debugging features
• PCI: PCI Device access
• SYS: Low-level system configuration and hardware detection functions
  • System memory detection
  • 32-Bit Port I/O
  • CPUID reading, CPU MSR R/W, CPU Control Register R/W
• UTIL: Generic utility functions (string manipulation, etc)
• VESABIOS: Functions for getting VESA BIOS data and mode information
• VGACON: Functions for interfacing with the VGA text console and colorful string printing

The TYPES.H header provides generic access to all the data types.

To make things neat and concise, the data types are named intuitively:

• u8, u16, u32: Unsigned integer types
• i8, i16, i32: Signed integer types
• bool: Implementation for a boolean data type; implemented as an enum with two entries.

• Microsoft C / C++ Version 6 / 7
• Borland Turbo C 3.xx
• OpenWatcom 2

There are only a few basic steps necessary to integrate lib866d into your project:

• Add lib866d to your include path
• Use the library in your code
• Compile the C files (e.g. using a wildcard LIB866D\\*.C) and link the appropriate objects with your program

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