Input/output base address
In the x86 architecture, an input/output base address is the first address of a range of consecutive read/write addresses that a device uses on the x86's IO bus. This base address is sometimes called an I/O port.
References
HelpPC Quick Reference Utility by David Jurgens
External links
- Ralf Brown's Interrupt List — includes a list of I/O ports on IBM PC compatibles
- Base address term definition from Webopedia
- Introduction to IRQs, DMAs and Base Addresses Copyright © 1999, Eugene Blanchard, Published in Issue 38 of Linux Gazette, March 1999
- The PC Guide
- Apogee FAQ at RinkWorks
- Programming the AdLib/Sound Blaster FM Music Chips
- I/O Ports and Controllers on IBM Compatibles and PS/2 at OS/2 Site Australia
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