The Indispensable PC Hardware Book - Couverture souple

Messmer, H P

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0201403994 ISBN 13 : 9780201403992

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2001

Synopsis

"'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) "Now fully up to date and even more comprehensive than before this latest edition of The Indispensable PC Hardware Book will continue to amaze and delight with its detailed explanation of every aspect of PC Hardware. Whether you're a newcomer to the field or a veteran systems programmer you'll relish the very latest scoop on hot topics including Pentium Pro, the PCI Chipset and SCSI III.* Detailed explanation of core hardware topics including:all CPUs; 8086/88 to Pentium and Pentium Pro all co-processors; 8087 to i387 AMD processors:Am386 to AM5k86; Cyrix CPUs:386 to 6x86 real, protected and virtual 8086 mode with Pentium enhancements addressing, segmentation and paging extended and expanded memory ports, registers and I/O address space BIOS and register programming ST412/506, AT-Bus, IDE, DI, SCSI I/II/III interrupts, exceptions and NMI RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memories page mode, static, statics column mode, serial mode, memory interleaving. *Unique coverage of upgrades and clones, overdrives and SLs. *PC architectures from XT via ISA, EISA, MCA to VLB and PCI. *Mass storage and interfaces; parallel, serial and PCMCIA. *Multimedia, concepts and programming of sound cards. *Extensive appendices to provide you with a lasting programming reference.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'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)
Now fully up to date and even more comprehensive than before this latest edition of The Indispensable PC Hardware Book will continue to amaze and delight with its detailed explanation of every aspect of PC Hardware. Whether you're a newcomer to the field or a veteran systems programmer you'll relish the very latest scoop on hot topics including Pentium Pro, the PCI Chipset and SCSI III.

• Detailed explanation of core hardware topics including:all CPUs; 8086/88 to Pentium and Pentium Pro all co-processors; 8087 to i387 AMD processors:Am386 to AM5k86; Cyrix CPUs:386 to 6x86 real, protected and virtual 8086 mode with Pentium enhancements addressing, segmentation and paging extended and expanded memory ports, registers and I/O address space BIOS and register programming ST412/506, AT-Bus, IDE, DI, SCSI I/II/III interrupts, exceptions and NMI RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memories page mode, static, statics column mode, serial mode, memory interleaving.
• Unique coverage of upgrades and clones, overdrives and SLs.
• PC architectures from XT via ISA, EISA, MCA to VLB and PCI.
• Mass storage and interfaces; parallel, serial and PCMCIA.
• Multimedia, concepts and programming of sound cards.
• Extensive appendices to provide you with a lasting programming reference.

 

Revue de presse

'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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0201403994
• ISBN 13: 9780201403992
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 1408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible