fastchip.net — Roger Young has a great free PDF on how computers work "This is a tutorial web book. All 152 pages of the large paperback book with 96 diagrams are on 38 web pages here. Even if you know nothing about electronics, you have come to the right place. If you are wondering how microprocessors work, you have come to the right place."
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j128Feb 18, 2006
good info +digg
Closed AccountFeb 19, 2006
When will someone come out with a "How a George Forman Grill Works" book? Or for that matter an Oreilly George Forman Grill Hacks book.
siloratsFeb 19, 2006
By the way - this is a great example to highlight the difference between digg and slashdot. An article like this would be laughed off the board as a huge joke at slashdot...
Closed AccountFeb 19, 2006
"The picture above shows a 'battery' connected to a 'light bulb' by a 'power wire' and a 'ground wire.' A power wire is a wire connected directly to the top of the battery. A ground wire is a wire connected directly to the bottom of the battery. Any electrical machine is called a circuit."What the f**k does a battery powering a lightbulb have to do with how a computer works? I'm not even going to read past that. Good god... No offense to the submitter. Just . .. damn. . . .
Closed AccountFeb 19, 2006
Wish I had had this in 1980 when I started :)<a class="user" href="http://www.gfx.com">http://www.gfx.com</a>
deutFeb 19, 2006
"If you have a very fast connection (DSL or cable modem), then you can click the following link to see an easier to read (PDF) version of the book. It is 783 kilobytes, so it will take a while."LOL - I guess things we all forget just how slow things were as recently as three years ago. My DSL connection downloads this pdf so fast I don't even see the "Downloads" window pop up in firefox.
drcorbeilleFeb 19, 2006
This is an excellent. Might be old, but the principles if computer hardware have not changed since the Zuse's computer. Everyone wanting to really understand what's happening in our machines should read this.
freebundlesApr 7, 2008
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