Compaq Extension Apendix a PC Architecture Information, Buses, General PC Architecture, 2 PCI

7 Apendix A: PC Architecture Information

7 Apendix A: PC Architecture Information

The following sources of information can help you better understand PC architecture.

7.1Buses

7.1.1ISA, 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

7.1.2PCI

￿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.

7.2General 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

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