ISA System Architecture (3rd Edition) (PC System Architecture Series) (Paperback)

by MindShare Inc. (Author), Don Anderson (Author), Tom Shanley (Author)

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The authoritative guide to the ISA specification for internal PC data exchange.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition (April 17, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201409968
• ISBN-13: 978-0201409963
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #424,492 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very good starting point for system achitecture, October 22, 2003

By	Ron Arndt Jr (Tacoma, Washington USA) - See all my reviews

Don't let the fact that this is ISA System Architecture deter you from reading this book. Although the ISA BUS is seldom used, the Legacy devices/functions are still in use today.

This book was Very useful to to me for gaining a base level of understanding system architecture. In general, the PC architecture builds upon it's predecessor. This book will give you the foundation needed to progress to the next level and so on.

It is important for me to note that there appear to be two (2) distinct writing styles in this book. One of the authors explains in great detail before and during a subject and the other is somewhat vague at times in defining and explaining his subjects.

However, regardless of the two writing styles, If you bring your thinking cap, scratch paper,and a desire to learn, this book will teach you what you need to move forward.

I Highly recommend this book.

It should also be noted that the reader should have a GOOD understanding of PC's from an integration,troubleshooting, and repair standpoint. (A+ certification knowledge)OR experience in Assembly/ 'C' language. This will make it easier to understand and put you in the right frame of mind.

Enjoy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coverage of ISA bus concepts, April 2, 2002

By	Samuel Igwe (Bronx, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just completed the book. Excellent coverage of the ISA Bus -- from the hardware as well as software point of view.
Book also covers the peripheral support chips (8237,8259, etc) that are attached to the Bus -- as well as the operating
modes of various x86 processors.

Definetly geared towards Operating System Developers.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for a basic introduction to the PC's ISA Bus., February 9, 1999

By	William Kamienik ([e-mail]) ... (Pittsburg,PA.) - See all my reviews

On the whole I found this book very informative, and a good starting point for anyone interested in understanding the ISA bus system and memory, I/O interaction.

I feel that I will need to follow up now with further technical documentation to successfully design the custom I/O cards I require.

Although I very much enjoyed the book, I found that at times, it was presented in terms too simplistic for the majority of the engineering community. Areas that could have been eliminated are, (AND, OR, NOT) logic interpretations in every chapter and the duplication of efforts in describing the 8086 to the 80286 to the 80386, etc.

Things that I did feel useful are the flow charts, timing diagrams, and block descriptions of each of the larger logic segments.

William Kamienik Pittsburgh, PA.