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Gove, Darryl. Solaris application programming / Darryl Gove. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-13-813455-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Solaris (Computer file) 2. Operating systems (Computers) 3. Application software—Development. 4. System design. I. Title. QA76.76.O63G688 2007 005.4’32—dc22 2007043230
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