Electronic Addenda

The following supplemental files, grouped by the chapters they are meant to accompany, can be found on the official Hardware Bible Web site at www.hardwarebible.com.

Chapter 1

PC History

Chapter 2

Legacy Labeling Standards

Chapter 4

Microprocessor Operating Modes

Chapter 5

Microprocessors of the Past

Non-PC Microprocessors

Chapter 6

Early Commercial Chipsets

Chapter 7

BIOS Identification

BIOS Performance Penalties

BIOS Suppliers

Error Codes

Plug and Play Step-by-Step

Chapter 8

Data Coding

Data Packet History

Chapter 9

Distinguishing Interfaces

Expansion Bus History

Industry Standard Architecture In-depth

Legacy Buses

Specialty Buses

Chapter 10

Access Bus

ATA Life Story

Early SCSI Host Adapter Addressing Limitations

Fibre Channel

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