Build and Upgrade Your Own PC [Paperback]

Ian Sinclair (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1999

All aspects of building and upgrading a PC are covered, making this the book the computer retailers don't want you to read! By getting to grips with the world of PC hardware you can avoid the built-in obsolescence that seems to be part and parcel of the fast moving world of PCs. You can also have a PC that keeps pace with the ever increasing demands that new software applications place on your system.

The new edition of this book is based round building and upgrading to Pentium MMX and Pentium 2 systems running Windows 95 and 98. As well as guiding you round the inside of your CPU Ian Sinclair covers monitors, printers, super-floppies and tape streamers and parallel port accessories.



New edition of established book
Easy-to-follow practical guidance on construction and upgrading
Purpose of actions explained as well as mechanics of construction

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Whether you actually want to build or upgrade a PC or just feel that you would like to know what's inside a PC and what the various modules do, this book can be highly recommended.' Television magazine

'This book will make life a lot easier for the electronics technician who wants to get involved with PCs at a practical level.' Television magazine

About the Author

Ian Sinclair was born in 1932 in Tayport, Fife, and graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 1956. In that year, he joined the English Electric Valve Co. in Chelmsford, Essex, to work on the design of specialised cathode-ray tubes, and later on small transmitting valves and TV transmitting tubes. In 1966, he became an assistant lecturer at Hornchurch Technical College, and in 1967 joined the staff of Braintree College of F.E. as a lecturer. His first book, "Understanding Electronic Components" was published in 1972, and he has been writing ever since, particularly for the novice in Electronics or Computing. The interest in computing arose after seeing a Tandy TRS80 in San Francisco in 1977, and of his 204 published books, about half have been on computing topics, starting with a guide to Microsoft Basic on the TRS80 in 1979. He left teaching in 1984 to concentrate entirely on writing, and has also gained experience in computer typesetting, particularly for mathematical texts. He has recently visited Seattle to see Microsoft at work, and to remind them that he has been using Microsoft products longer than most Microsoft employees can remember. Ian Sinclair is the author of the following Made Simple books: Lotus 1-2-3- (2.4 DOS version) MS-DOS (up to version 6.22) PagePlus for Windows 3.1 Hard drives He is also the author of many other books published under our Newnes imprint.Visit Ian's website at http://website.lineone.net/~ian_sinclair

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075064267X
• ISBN-13: 978-0750642675
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,396,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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