[CodeHorizon]

In that video, Linus says he used Pat Gelsinger's book, Programming the 80386, as a reference when working on parts of the Linux kernel.

It's cool to see how Pat’s work helped developers like Linus.

[ZiiS]

Feels like leading the design of the 486 was probably more significant then coauthoring a book on the 386?

[Philpax]

Different kinds of help - the book directly teaches people how to program, the other enables new types of programs. Both useful!