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Chen, Raymond.
The old new thing. Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows / Raymond Chen.
p.
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Includes index.
ISBN 0-321-44030-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1.
Microsoft Windows (Computer file) 2. Operating systems (Computers) 3. Computer software—Development. I. Title.
QA76.76.063C45747 2007
005.4'46—dc22 2006028949
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