Wow I'm still digesting the Vista one :-)
On 16 January 2014 14:21, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > Folks, just FYI - I had two books just arrive by courier: Windows > Internals Part-1 <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145305930.do> and > Windows > Internals Part-2 <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145344403.do> > > I had no idea until I looked just now, but both books are available as > PDFs from > Here<http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fafis.ucc.ie%2Ftbutler%2FWindows%2520Internals%2520Part%25201%2520(6th%2520Edition).pdf&ei=Yy3XUsL8JoiWkgWzyYDACA&usg=AFQjCNFenBrFZXnciZ7BiZAx9rnTwchwug&sig2=7YKclXJIyU7Yvg8G9JiJ3w&bvm=bv.59568121,d.dGI>(25MB) > and > Here<http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgegeek.com%2Fdocuments%2FeBooks%2FWindows%2520Internals%2520Part%25202_6th%2520Edition.pdf&ei=Yy3XUsL8JoiWkgWzyYDACA&usg=AFQjCNFqPokfhKGj35ckpn6BTj-LhVJT5Q&sig2=lxdn9VY-cYfQP8sVkjHuTQ&bvm=bv.59568121,d.dGI> > (22MB). > > I've been flipping through the books and all I can think of is what Homer > Simpson said when he opened his operator manual looking for a way of > averting a meltdown: "Who could have thought a nuclear reactor would be so > complicated". > > There's so much detailed information in these books that I reckon you > could *write* Windows from them. The tables of contents of the books give > you an idea of how technical and geeky they are. The text is dense with > lots of nice diagrams but it's all very neatly organised and from my 15 > minutes of flipping through it looks very readable. The *Security*chapter is > one of the fattest, so that'll be interesting reading. I highly > recommend these books for anyone who likes getting down close to the wire. > > Greg K > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
