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7 Apendix A: PC Architecture Information
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7 Apendix A: PC Architecture Information
The following sources of information can help you better understand PC architecture.
7.1 Buses
7.1.1 ISA, Standard PS/2 – Connectors
AT Bus Design: Eight and Sixteen-Bit ISA, E-ISA and EISA Design, Edward
Solari, Annabooks, 1990, ISBN 0-929392-08-6
AT IBM Technical Reference Vol. 1 & 2, 1985
ISA & EISA Theory and Operation, Edward Solari, Annabooks, 1992, ISBN
0929392159
ISA Bus Specifications and Application Notes, Jan. 30, 1990, Intel
ISA System Architecture, Third Edition, Tom Shanley and Don Anderson,
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995, ISBN 0-201-40996-8
Personal Computer Bus Standard P996, Draft D2.00, Jan. 18, 1990, IEEE Inc
Technical Reference Guide, Extended Industry Standard Architecture Expansion
Bus, Compaq 1989
7.1.2 PCI
PCI SIG
The PCI-SIG provides a forum for its ~900 member companies, who develop PCI
products based on the specifications that are created by the PCI-SIG. You can
search for information about the SIG on the Web.
PCI & PCI-X Hardware and Software Architecture & Design, Fifth Edition,
Edward Solari and George Willse, Annabooks, 2001, ISBN 0-929392-63-9.
PCI System Architecture, Tom Shanley and Don Anderson, Addison-Wesley, 2000,
ISBN 0-201-30974-2.
7.2 General PC Architecture
Embedded PCs, Markt & Technik GmbH, ISBN 3-8272-5314-4 (German)
Hardware Bible, Winn L. Rosch, SAMS, 1997, 0-672-30954-8
Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer, Second Edition, Lewis C. Eggebrecht,
SAMS, 1990, ISBN 0-672-22722-3
The Indispensable PC Hardware Book, Hans-Peter Messmer, Addison-Wesley,
1994, ISBN 0-201-62424-9