Microcircuit reliability bibliography US Reliability Analysis Centre, USA (1978) 900 pp, £62.50 This useful work provides indexed abstracts of over 3500 US government and industry reports, conference proceedings and references to other literature. Research, design fabrication and application of microcircuit technology are covered.
Small systems computer sourcebook J C Boonham (ed.), Chapman & Hal/ (UK) (1978) £6.50 This is a useful reference book giving technical specifications and features of small computer systems. The author covers hardware: turnkey systems, microprocessors, evaluation kits, development systems, storage, terminals and enhancements; and software: operating systems, development aids (editors, etc.), assemblers, high-level languages and games. At the back are lists of manufacturers and suppliers, a glossary of terms, a section on costs, and other useful information.
8080A/8085 assembly language programming L A Leventhal, Osborne & Associates,
California, USA (1978) 475 pp, $7.50 This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of the 8080A/8085 assembly language. Early sections deal with general features of assembly languages. Details of the 8080A/8085 assembly language follow, with subsequent discussion of simple programs, code conversion data and other topics.
M icroelectronics Scientific American, W H Freeman, Reading, UK (1977) £3. I0 (softcover) £6. I 0 (hardcover) This book is a reprint of the September 1977 issue of Scientific American which was devoted to microelectronics. Eleven chapters deal first with the nature and fabrication of microelectronic devices and then with their
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application in DP, communications, computers, instrumentation and control. The book as a whole is comprehensive and intelligent insight into the microelectronics scene and offers excellent value for money. All the papers are well written and produced.
Microcomputer -problem solving using PASCAL K L Bowles, Springer-Verlag, BerlhT, FDR (1977) 563 pp, $9.80)
There is always a need for textbooks covering the use of high-level languages such as PASCAL on microcomputers. This volume is intended for both science and nonscience students and covers all the programming methods usually taught in colleges and universities.
An introduction to microcomputers, Volume 0. A Osborne, Osborne & Associates, California, USA (1977) 222 pp, $7.50 Newcomers to the field of microcomputers will be provided with a basic understanding of the subject by this book. The main components of microcomputer systems and their uses a?e described. An introduction to microcomputer terminology and logic are also included.
The 8 0 8 0 A bugbook: microcomputer interfacing and programming
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P R Rony, D G Larsen and ] A Titus, Howard W Sams, Indiana, USA (1977) 416 pp, £6.95 ($9.95) Microprocessors and microcomputers have paved the way for the rapid expansion of the hobby computer market. This book outlines the basic concepts of microcomputer interfacing and the associated microcomputer I/O programming for the Intel 8080-based microcomputers. This should enable the user to develop his own interfaces to other digital devices such as Teletypes and panel meters.
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