Computer Time Travel

How to build a microprocessor from transistors

JS Walker

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English

Oldfangled Publishing
31 January 2017

Microprocessors; Transistors; Personal computers

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From the time when Charles Babbage first started construction of his difference engine through the construction of the Colossus computing machine and into the electronic micro circuit era the computer processing machine has undergone rapid and astounding development. From machines capable of carrying out a few calculations each minute the modern microprocessor is able to perform calculations in less than a second that the early machines would have taken over a thousand years to complete.

This book winds back the clock almost 50 years to the dawn of the electronic microprocessor to show how a microprocessor can be built using only transistors. Includes all circuit diagrams and explanations on how they work through to the development of a fully functional unit that is capable of executing programs while displaying the inner workings of this amazing device. The reader can either follow the construction to build their own processor or just read through the process. Either way the information contained in this book should provide a source of interest for those who really want to understand how the processor at the core of almost every electronic system actually works.

By: JS Walker
Imprint: Oldfangled Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 722g
ISBN: 9780995707207
ISBN 10: 0995707200
Pages: 390
Publication Date: 31 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active