Re: What is this PC hardware book

[Michael David Crawford <mdc@prgmr.com>]

Keir Fraser wrote:
> The Indispensable PC Hardware Book by Hans Peter Messmer. 

Yes, that's the book.

The US Amazon has it for new $139.90, or used for as little as $70. 
It's 1200 page.

> The last edition
> was published in 2001 I think, and I'm not sure how up to date it was even
> then. It's probably still the best all-in-one general reference for all the
> bits and pieces that make up the 'legacy' PC-compatible hardware platform.
> The usefulness of that is fading however, and could even lead you down the
> wrong path through omission of newer superceding interfaces.

Ah, thanks that's good to know.

Is there a better book that's current?

Or given that I actually know very little about PC hardware, would it be 
a good way to start, if I knew that I had to look elsewhere for current 
info?

Mike
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