smsmith@hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) (04/03/91)
In article <4263@bnr-rsc.UUCP> simonl@bnr.ca (Simon-Cheuk Leung) writes: >I realize this had probably been asked in the past, but I haven't captured >the information. I have been out of touch on PC for some years. Can anyone >point me to some good books or reading material that provides an introductory >overview of the 386/486's hardware and system software. As I remember, there >was a book called "Inside the IBM PC" by Peter Norton, describes the 8088 pc >hardware and system software especially good coverage of floppy disk and >disk files. The book is definitely out-of-date. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not anymore. If you buy the latest version (1990), it talks in detail about 386's and 486's. It's an EXCELLENT and up-to-date book. I highly recommend it. Stephen M. Smith \ + / <smsmith@hpuxa. \+++++/ " #*&<-[89s]*(k#$@-_=//a2$]'+=.(2_&*%>,,@ ircc.ohio-state. \ + / {7%*@,..":27g)-=,#*:.#,/6&1*.4-,l@#9:-) " edu> \ + / BTW, WYSInaWYG \ + / --witty.saying.ARC