Writing monitor for single board computer

From: Allan Adler (ara_at_nestle.csail.mit.edu)
Date: 04/24/04


Date: 23 Apr 2004 22:14:50 -0400


Can someone suggest a book that explains how to write a monitor program
for a single board computer?

I guess there might be three kinds of books: (a) books that explain in
general how to think about writing such a program for an unspecified
SBC; (b) books that explain in detail how to write one for a particular
(by now unavailable or unaffordable) SBC; (c) books that explain nothing
but give a complete listing of a monitor for a particular SBC.

I have Ciarcia's book on how to build your own Z80 computer which,
as far as the process of writing monitors goes, probably falls into
class (c). I am primarily interested in (a) and can compare it with my
Ciarcia book to keep my feet on the ground. But I would also consider
books of type (b) if they go into enough detail about the design of
the SBC.

Some of the books I have on operating systems mention monitor programs
for SBCs but none of them go beyond mentioning them.

Ignorantly,
Allan Adler
ara@zurich.ai.mit.edu

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