Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible: Premier Edition

This new edition of Winn L. Rosch's well-known work offers an unparalleled and up-to-date hardware reference, covering everything from display adapters to disk drives to audio hardware. For each technology covered, you'll find thorough coverage of interfaces, tables of settings, and other excruciating detail about every arcane corner of the PC. It is also a complete lesson in how the Intel-based computer works. Anyone attempting to write programs dealing with the PC at a relatively low level will find it useful as a reference. Besides the explanatory text, the book has a fine selection of infographics, and the various tables and reference sections are also available in electronic format on the impressive CD-ROM. Overall, the Winn Rosch Hardware Bible is big, definitive, and handsomely packaged. The hardcover Premier Edition is built to last as a well-thumbed reference source for the serious PC user who wants (or needs) to know how everything works.