Electronic Addenda
The following supplemental files, grouped by the chapters they are
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Chapter 1PC History |
Chapter 2Legacy Labeling Standards |
Chapter 4Microprocessor Operating Modes |
Chapter 5Microprocessors of the Past Non-PC Microprocessors |
Chapter 6Early Commercial Chipsets |
Chapter 7BIOS Identification BIOS Performance Penalties BIOS Suppliers Error Codes Plug and Play Step-by-Step |
Chapter 8Data Coding Data Packet History |
Chapter 9Distinguishing Interfaces Expansion Bus History Industry Standard Architecture In-depth Legacy Buses Specialty Buses |
Chapter 10Access Bus ATA Life Story Early SCSI Host Adapter Addressing Limitations Fibre Channel Less Popular Disk Interfaces SCSI Operating System Support SCSI Terminations |
Chapter 11Bluetooth Details General-Purpose Interface Bus How Hardware Flow Control Works IrDA Details Parallel Port Performance Issues Parallel Port Plug-and-Play RS-232C Buffer Control USB and Old Operating Systems |
Chapter 12Others Networking Standards Setting Up a Small Network Using Network Software |
Chapter 13Legacy Telecommunications Modem Installation Modem Standards |
Chapter 15Alternate Drive Technologies |
Chapter 1630-pin SIMMs Cache-on-a-Stick Legacy Memory Issues |
Chapter 175.25-inch Floppies Capacity Limits Choosing and Using a Backup System Digital Linear Tape Disk Caching Disk Capacity Limits DriveSpace File Compression Dual-Actuator Hard Disks Electronics and Interfaces Floptical Disks Floppy Disk Care Floppy Disk Control Electronics Floppy Disk Setup Hard Disk Addressing Hard Disk Installation Hard Disk Reliability Hard Disk Warranty and Support Linear Tape Open Magneto Optical Storage Old Tape Systems QIC Min-Cartridge History Sector Interleave and Cylinder Skewing Stillborn High-Capacity Floppy Disk Formats |
Chapter 18CD and DVD Labeling CD Caddies CD Changers Other CD Systems |
Chapter 19Special Input Devices |
Chapter 20Keyboard Convenience Functions |
Chapter 21Installing Mouse Drivers Joysticks and Paddles Mouse Customization Proprietary Mice Working Without a Mouse |