9 Where to Go for More Information

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The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide, written by Michael Johnson, is a good source of general information about writing Linux device drivers. It is available from the usual Linux FTP sites, and is included in many compilations of Linux documentation.

The genuine PCMCIA standard is only available for a steep price from the PCMCIA association itself. The new PC Card 95 standard is supposed to cost $399, but old copies of the 2.1 standard may still be available at a deep discount.

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
1030 East Duane Avenue, Suite G
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA
(408) 720-0107, (408) 720-9416 FAX, (408) 720-9388 BBS
http://www.pc-card.com

One alternative is the PCMCIA Developer's Guide, written by Michael Mori, available from Sycard Technology, ISBN 0-9640342-1-2, for approximately $89.95:

Sycard Technology
1180-F Miraloma Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA
(408) 749-0130, (408) 749-1323 FAX

The PCMCIA Software Developer's Handbook by Dana Beatty, Steven Kipisz, and Brian Moore includes an overview of the PCMCIA standard, and descriptions of how to write client drivers. It also includes the Linux PCMCIA Programmer's Guide, as an appendix. It is published by Peer-to-Peer Communications, ISBN 1-57398-010-2.

Larry Levine has written a more general introduction to PCMCIA called the PCMCIA Primer, which should be on bookstore shelves in the summer of 1995. It is published by M & T Books, ISBN 1-55828-437-0.

Programming information for various PCMCIA controllers is available from the corresponding chip vendors:

Intel Corporation
(800) 628-8686

Cirrus Logic
(510) 623-8300

Vadem
(408) 943-9301

Databook Inc.
(716) 889-4204

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