File systems

Ext2

• A Non-Technical Look Inside the EXT2 File System
• The superblock
• Internal Layout
• John's ext2 spec
• The Second Extended Filesystem
• ext2 spec
• Understanding the Linux kernel - chapter 17

BeFS

• Practical File System Design

HFS/HFS+/HFSX

• Apple technical note

Graphic specifications

General Graphics standards

• VESA Bios Extension (VBE) 3 specifications (broken link : the file is now attached)
• Vesa Generalized Timing Formula (VESA-1999-9) implemented in a spread sheet

Graphics Card Specifications

• Cirrus GD5446 graphics card found in the kvm/bochs "PCs"
• The Open Graphics Project

Relevant JSRs

• 121 Application Isolation API Specification (api)
  • Isolate interest
• 107 JCACHE - Java Temporary Caching API (draft api)
  • JSR 107 interest

Specification sites

• Operating systems
• OS Development
• Linux kernel documentation (drivers, irq, ...)
• Operating System Engineering
• Hardware
• Guide to ATA/ATAPI documentation
• Microsoft WDEV
• Microsoft ACPI/Power management (hot plug&play, ...)
• El Torito Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0 (January 25, 1995)
• Fonts
• TrueType Reference Manual (TTF)
• TrueType typography (TTF)
• Font metrics and glyph (explanation of terms)
• Compiler
• Evolution of a Java Just-in-Time Compiler for IA-32 Platforms describing the idea behind JNode's l1a compiler.