Index




	Micro-dos index update dat 02/15/0211 Names on the left are in alphabetical order. Click on then to get more detail. This site is updated every month or so. sometimes several times a day if there is a hot item. Note: the update date above. Note: this index is ongoing and incomplete and will always be ongoing and incompleate.

	Most items below relate to the IBM PC

16450	UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
16550	UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
6845	video motorola CRT controller
765	FDC floppy disk controller
8042	keyboard controller
8250	UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
8253	PIT Programmable Interval Timer
8254	PIT Programmable Interval Timer
8259	PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller
8272a	FDC floppy disk controller
ata drive	see HDC,
bios	More latter
bios memory	list
bpb	BIOS Parameter Block
cmos	RTC Real Time Clock and Memory
controllers	16450, 16550, 6845, U765, 8042, 8250, 8250, 8253, 8254, 8259, 8272A
fat	FAT File Allocation Table
fcb	FCB Standard DOS File Control Block
fdc	FDC Floppy Disk Controller
floppy drive	see FDC
hard drive	see HDC
ide drive	see HDC
keyboard	see 8242
mouse	more later
nec 765	FDC floppy disk controller
parallel port	Printer, others
pd765	FDC floppy disk controller
pic	PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller
pit	PIT Programmable Interval Timer
port address	LIST
printer	Parallel port
psp	PSP DOS Program Segment Prefix
rs232	set UART 16450, 16550, 8250
rtc	RTC Real Time Clock and Memory
serial port	see UART 16450, 16550, 8250
timers	see PIT 8253, 8254
u765	FDC floppy disk controller
uart	UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
video	video BIOS and video controllers