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EMBEDDED
LINUX SYSTEM
DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT
TEAM FLY
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EMBEDDED
LINUX SYSTEM
DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT
P. Raghavan • Amol Lad • Sriram Neelakandan
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Raghavan, P. (Pichai), 1973-
Embedded Linux system design and development / P. Raghavan, Amol Lad, Sriram Neelakandan.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8493-4058-6 (alk. paper)
1. Linux. 2. Operating systems (Computers) 3. Embedded computer systems. I. Lad, Amol. II.
Neelakandan, Sriram. III. Title.
QA76.76.O63R335 2005
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