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An Introduction to I ₂ O
By LARRY MITTAG.
The Intelligent I/O architecture promises significantly improved throughput.

Keys to Writing Efficient Embedded Code
By BILL TRUDELL.
Speed up your code by better understanding your processor, language, and compiler.

Software-Based Full-Duplex Asynchronous Serial I/O
By NICK G. INT VELDT.
Here's a software implementation of full-duplex asynchronous serial I/O for the PIC microcontroller.

Multithreading in the Java Language
BY DAVID M. HOWARD.
Learn how to utilize Java's multithread support with the Java thread object and runnable interface.

Linux as an Embedded Operating System
By JERRY EPPLIN.
This article assesses Linux's features, robustness, limitations, and most importantly, its real-time operating facilities.

Managing Embedded TCP Servers
BY VIJAY K. GURBANI.
Manage server tasks in a TCP server using EIND, an embedded Internet daemon.

Microprocessors for Consumer Electronics, PDAs, and Communications
BY JIM TURLEY.
An industry guru surveys the chips that are thriving in the wireless and PDA markets and at the features that are important in system design.

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Programmer's Toolbox
More on Division
by Jack W. Crenshaw

Spectra
Why Wavelets?
by Don Morgan

Embedded Gallery
Tools for Embedded Developers

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Break Points
Testing RAM
by Jack G. Ganssle

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State of the Art:
Templates in C++
by P.J. Plauger