- Paperback: 1152 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2nd Revised edition edition (Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201876973
- ISBN-13: 978-0201876970
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.4 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,907,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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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.
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Deserves to be the standard text on PC Hardware,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: Your Hardware Questions Answered (Paperback)
I'm at a loss as to why Messmer's text hasn't become the standard text on PC Hardware. It's amazingly well-written. The bookshelves in Sydney, Australia don't seem to give this text its due credit ... there's PC textbooks of equivalent content, but not as clear and concise. For anyone considering a PC Hardware book, make sure you include this one in your comparisons.
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If forced to write code on a desert island...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: Your Hardware Questions Answered (Paperback)
This is the one book to have. It does lack detail on graphic cards (for which I recommend Richard Ferraro's book ISBN 0-201-62490-7), and the actual microprocessor, but I already have those kind of books. This is the book that fills in the gaps that other books have promised, but fell short of. This book is nearly as complete as a whole shelf of Intel databooks, and much easier to use. Never before have I found a book that explains so well the lowest levels of PC hardware. Truely indispensable.
5.0 out of 5 stars
it IS Indespensible.,
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This review is from: The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: Your Hardware Questions Answered (Paperback)
The book has saved me many hours of researching toil. I love it!
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