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Date:      Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:49:00 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>
To:        Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@in-nomine.org>
Cc:        Srinivas <mboxindia@gmail.com>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [Info required] PC Architecture
Message-ID:  <20081018004900.GB5651@elvis.mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <20081016144813.GY98121@nexus.in-nomine.org>
References:  <e6a0706a0810160743m5dfedc63wcea3b54db8591d38@mail.gmail.com> <20081016144813.GY98121@nexus.in-nomine.org>

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* Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@in-nomine.org> [081016 08:06] wrote:
> -On [20081016 16:43], Srinivas (mboxindia@gmail.com) wrote:
> >I have a theoretical understanding of the PC architecture and the
> >details but have no idea of how things go under the hood(for a real
> >computer).
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0123706068/ - Computer Organization and Design: The
> Hardware/Software Interface by Patterson and Hennessy
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0131485210/ - Structured Computer Organization by
> Tanenbaum
> 
> That should answer most, if not all, of your questions on that subject.

I also REALLY like:

The 8088 Project Book
http://www.amazon.com/8088-Project-Book-Robert-Grossblatt/dp/0830631712

Although this isn't a real PC, it will give a nice start in 
case more technical stuff it too much too soon.



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