The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: Your Hardware Questions Answered - Softcover

Messmer, Hans-Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201876973 ISBN 13: 9780201876970

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1995

Synopsis

This work anwers user's questions about their PCs, providing expert advice. It contains detailed explanations of core hardware topics including all CPUs, all co-processors, real, protected and virtual 8086 mode with Pentium enhancements, extended and expanded memory, interrupts, exceptions, NMI and much more. This edition also features: coverage of 386 and 486 clones from AMD, Cyrix, C&T and IBM, upgrades, overdrives and SLs; a new chapter devoted to multimedia; and extensive appendices which provide a programming reference. This work is intended for hardware and software engineers, system integrators, maintenance and support engineers.

About this title

Review

'An excellent reference ....especially useful for fleshing out those hazy areas where real information is all too-often, obscured by buzzwords and jargon'
PC Magazine UK

'It certainly contains a treasure trove of technical facts.'
Jeff Scott, Golden Gate Computer Society

'I have compared this book with others and in my humble opinion The Indispensable PC Hardware Book is superior in every way...you'll definitely feel more comfortable knowing its sitting on your shelf waiting for you should a crisis arise'
Bonnie D Raymond, Central Maryland Microcomputer Users Group (CMMUG)

'It is massive, meticulous and technical...it represents a monumental achievement for a single author'.
Jon Vogler, Unix News

From the Back Cover

 This fully revised and popular book is now up-to-date and even more comprehensive than before. The Indispensable PC Hardware Book 4/e will be ‘indispensable’ to anyone who wants to know more about the inner workings of a personal computer: from programmers who want access to hardware components; professionals and home-users who wants to or has to understand the structure and functioning of a personal computer; to users who want to up-grade their PC’s, and dealers who wish to advise their customers – this book will provide the solution to all your hardware questions. Even beginners should not shy away as this book begins with an easy introduction to the subject area.  Key highlights:-

• CPU’s from the 8086/8088 to the Pentium III and Athlon
• Real, protected and virtual models
• Windows and plug&play devices
• CPU Clones from all major manufacturers
• Chipsets and support chips
• Timers, interrupts and DMA
• I/O programming and PCI bus programming
• AGP variants and graphic systems
• Universal serial bus
• Local storage from the diskette to DVD
• Memory systems, SDRAM, EDO, flas, RAM bus, and modules
• Extensive glossary which explains most of the terms and concepts related to personal computer hardware.
• Appendices brimming with practical advice, especially for programmers.

    About the author  Hans-Peter Messmer is a physicist who for many years has worked as a freelance consultant in the hardware and software industries. He owns a software hours in Quito, Ecuador.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0201876973
• ISBN 13: 9780201876970
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1152