Personal Computer

IBM published this back around 1984 when they released the PC/AT. It has signal descriptions, schematics, etc. This was probably the "bible" for clone makers starting out at the time. Given how big the clone industry is today, I'd say this book was worth its weight not in gold, but in diamonds! I don't have an ISBN and it's probably out of print. If you can find it, it's great to have, mostly because of the schematics.
Bohdan Tashchuk

It doesn't contain any explanatory texts, just all kinds
of tables about the PC. (Software and hardware.)
Very good!
From Programmer's PC Sourcebook, the by Thom Hogan

We have tried to buy it here in the Netherlands, some time ago.
(Through IBM The Netherlands) but couldn't get one anymore.
The IBM part number is 6280099.
Jaap van Ganswijk <ganswijk@xs4all.nl>

Annabooks sells a reprint of this manual. I have bought a copy some days ago but I have not received it yet. Please check www.annabooks.com/sx040039.htm.
Javier Herrero <ea1crb@usa.net>, 199708

The IBM AT Technical Reference in paperback (IBM P/N 6139362) is available from Annabooks in San Diego, California. These are the guys that publish Solari's book and a host of others. I have used them often when looking for PC information. They have a web site: www.annabooks.com/, and can be reached at 800.462.1042 or 619.673.0870. Hope this helps.
Peter R. Ross <pross@anent.com>, 199708

commcat.com/ANNABOOK/ftx55.htm

This book describes the mentioned computers in repair oriented way, describing their PCB's more or less detailed operation and gives general troubleshooting tips, like taking infrared photographs before and after (!). Also contains beeping error codes etc. Not all the add-on boards are described and the first edition that I have is a bit outdated in the mean time, since the arrival of the chipsets etc.

This book contains hardly any explanation, but only a wealth of tables about hardware and software alike, for example: BIOS/DOS calls, port addresses, interrupts, ASCII, keyboard scan code but also PCB and chip pinings and chip register descriptions. It also contains and overview of other useful books in this field.

ISA & EISA Theory and Operation

Programmer's PC Sourcebook, the

CD-ROM player

PC 97

Date:	19970531
From:	Jaap van Ganswijk <ganswijk@xs4all.nl>
To:	Multiple recipients of list Chipdir-L <Chipdir-L@fatcity.com>
Subject:	Want to design your own PC?

>PC 97 Hardware Design Guide
>Author: Microsoft Corporation
>
> ISBN: 1-57231-381-1
>Pages: 464
>Disk: 1 CD
>Price: $44.99 US
>Release: 19970115
>Level: Int/Adv
>
>If you design PCs and peripherals, here's how
>to create the next generation.
>
>Here's the authoritative information you need
>to create hardware and drivers supporting the
>PC 97 standards for the next major releases of
>Windows and Windows NT.
>Includes the full specification on CD-ROM

More on:
www.microsoft.com/hwdev/pc97.htm
developer.intel.com/design/PC98/index.htm

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