| Architecture & Programming of the Intel X86 Family: 40th Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Stakem, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1983189405 ISBN-13: 9781983189401 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Engineering |
| Series: Computer |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.25 lbs) 70 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new effort was triggered by the introduction of a new chip for the 40th anniversary of the x86 architecture. Who would have thought the architecture would remain commercially viable at the time? This gives us a unique opportunity to see how Moore's law has held up over time, and to compare and contrast the 40-year old part with the current one, to understand where we are coming from, and heading to. I removed a lot of the material from the original on the basics, including the number systems, data structures, I/O methods, etc. These are generic, and can be found in many Introduction to Computer Science texts. I have added details on the 40th anniversary chip, did a compare and contrast with the original 8086, and included some material on AMD's rival x86-architecture chips. |