vijay@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu (Vijay Kamarshi) (01/23/91)
Greetings all! A few days ago I had posted an SOS for info on ATBus timing specs for DMA etc. Thanks for the helpful responses. I did go out and buy the suggested book: AT BUS DESIGN by Ed Solari The book is comprehensive and covers most issues. But I felt that the description was obfuscated by the fact that it tries to explain the ISA, E-ISA and EISA bus standards all at once leaving you to pick your way through for your requirements. Although the delivery was prompt (48 hours from faxed P.O. to book in your hands) I could find no justification for the $70 price tag. At that price the book is a rip-off. If you are looking for an application notes type of approach you will be disappointed. In my opinion it would be better to get the ISA and E-ISA bus standard specs from IEEE and the EISA bus standard specs from COMPAQ CO. (appearantly the EISA bus specs were developed by a consortium of companies lead by Compaq). But if you are short on time the book is a godsent. Hope you find this info helpful. Thanks again for the help. -- cjb7102@muon.eng.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University Electrical Engineering Dept. 2015 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210