Recommend a VERY good read on how CPUs work?

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2 total messages Started by David Longley Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

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Author: David Longley
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

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I  need  a  very very very easy to read,  ie  well  written,  but 
technically  accurate,  book or piece of  software  (ideally  the 
latter)  which  explains  the principles of  CPU  operation  -  - 
Idelaly something which also puts the whole issue in the  context 
of Turing Machines and the history of computing.

Something better than PC TUTOR software.

I need it for teaching purposes.
-- 
David Longley

Re: Recommend a VERY good read on how CPUs work?

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Author: A.D. Wright
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <834660731snz@longley.demon.co.uk>, David Longley
<David@longley.demon.co.uk> writes
>I  need  a  very very very easy to read,  ie  well  written,  but 
>technically  accurate,  book or piece of  software  (ideally  the 
>latter)  which  explains  the principles of  CPU  operation  -  - 
>Idelaly something which also puts the whole issue in the  context 
>of Turing Machines and the history of computing.
>
>Something better than PC TUTOR software.
>
>I need it for teaching purposes.
Would recommend a book:
Computers&Information Systems-Tools for an Information Age
H.L.Capron and J.D. Perron.
Publisher: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.,Inc.
           390 Bridge Parkway.
           Redwood City,Ca,94065,USA.
ISBN: 0-8953-1100-9
Mine is 3 rd Edition, 1993 so may be an update.
600+ pages with a large section on CPU and also on History.
Also has some pictures and seem to remember it was about 30 UKP-2 yrs
ago. Can't remember where I got it but my usual places are Waterstones
and Blackwells.Don't know of software-others may be able to help. 
Regards,
Tony
-- 
A.D. Wright   Cumbria   UK
In an autocracy,one person has his way; in an aristocracy,a few people have 
their way; in a democracy no one has his way.
-Celia Green, The Decline and Fall of Science-

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