PC diagnostic and troubleshooting software, QuickTech-Pro ($249) from Ultra-X (Santa Clara, CA) has a main menu for quick access to all test groups. You can test all memory, cache, and VRAM up to 4 MB. You can test floppy and hard drives, perform system burn-in, test serial and parallel ports to pin level, and test functionality of interrupts, DMAs, keyboards, and mouse operations. You can also run CPU-speed, system, video, and hard drive benchmarks.
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Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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