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Subject: alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt FAQ Version 11 (modified 09/24/95)
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Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
   Questions (with answers), general information, and resources
   associated with homebuilt computers.  It
   should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
   alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt newsgroup.

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WELCOME TO ALT.COMP.HARDWARE.HOMEBUILT

This file contains frequently asked questions (FAQ) and general
information pertaining to the newsgroup alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt. 
It is maintained by Mark Sokos (msokos1@gl.umbc.edu). It is posted
every two weeks to the newsgroup alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt. The latest 
version may also be obtained by sending an e-mail request to the above
address.
 
This file is copyright 1995 by Mark Sokos. It may be freely copied and 
distributed as long as this notice remains intact and the file is not 
modified, and no fee is charged for its duplication.


Contents:
1.0 What the group is about

2.0 Questions        
     2.1  Can I post ads on the newsgroup?
     2.2  Can I post questions involving hardware problems?
     2.3  What's this about a new homebuilt newsgroup?
     2.4  Where do I find [component]?
     2.5  Where can I get more information about [x]?
     2.6  Where can I get an EEPROM programmer?
     2.7  How can I make my own SIMMS?
     2.8  Where are the pinouts for [IBM clone port]
     2.9  How do I interface to [port/bus]
     2.10 Where can I get hard drive specs?
     2.11 How can I make my own circuit boards?
     2.12 What is the Net Station?
     2.13 How do I homebrew an LCD controller?
     2.14 How do I make good front panels/cover plates?

3.0 Where to get more information
     3.1  Vendors
     3.2  Internet Resources
     3.3  BBS Numbers
     3.4  Book/Magazine List

4.0 Misc.


1.0             What the group is about

This group was formed for the discussion of homebuilt computer hardware,
as the name implies. The term "homebuilt" or alternately, "homebrew",
refers to the hobby of building electronics at home, generally with
a soldering iron or wire wrap. No knowledge or experience is required
for posting to this group. Postings may deal with real hardware, or
absract concepts, and are not restricted to any specific cpu or
architecture. Topics may also include homebuilt peripherals added to 
existing off the shelf systems, or hardware hacks to existing
systems/accessories.

Please note: Unfortunately, the term "homebuilt" causes a great
deal of confusion amongst IBM clone builders, which leads to a large
number of inappropriate posts on this newsgroup. This group, as a general
rule, is not for discussion of IBM related hardware, unless there is
some aspect of home built electronics involved, such as connecting
your own device to an IBM serial/parallel/game port, etc. or using IBM 
clone hardware as part of a homebuilt design (non-IBM design).
Common IBM clone hardware hacks, such as overclocking and changing the 
UART chip, are best discussed in one of the IBM related newsgroups. An 
IBM clone hardware questions pointer is posted frequently on news.answers, 
and due to its length the information within it will not be repeated here.

Warning: Any post that may be considered an "alt.fix.my.pc" post is
likely to draw flames or intentionally misleading advice from the regulars 
at a.c.h.h. You have been warned. 


2.0             Questions

Answers to specific questions are included in this section. Many of
the answers are only pointers to more information, so that large volumes
of information are not duplicated unnecessarily.

2.1             Can I post ads on the newsgroup?

No. There are other newsgroups for that sort of thing, like the
*.marketplace and misc.forsale.* groups. This is not a place for advertising
of any sort, the only kind that would be permissible is those that are
mainly non-profit groups or those that exist for the amateur hobbyist.

2.2             Can I post questions involving hardware problems?

This question was asked to the group in general, and the overwhelming
response was NO! The only exception would be if you are having a
hardware problem with your homebuilt hardware, not pre-fab hardware.
As Andrew noted in an early version of the FAQ:

"Since EVERY SINGLE ONE of the replies I got re: the FAQ said "no, this is 
not the appropriate place for questiongs about PC building and pre-made 
parts and compatibility between them, the answer obviously is a very 
strong NO. This is not to say that you should not post questions, but 
only post questions about homebuilt computers, not computers built from 
pre-made parts. The difference should be very clear.
If you post here about your hard drive that you want to slave, i doubt if
people will have much mercy. It is getting on peoples nerves."

Replies to PC hardware problems are also strongly discouraged. Such replies
should either be posted on the appropriate groups or should be done via
private e-mail.

2.3             What's this about a new homebuilt newsgroup?

There isn't one. It has been suggested at times (often sarcastically)
that a new newsgroup should be made up with some name other than 
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt, so that the group would not be plagued
with off topic pc-clone related posts. The topic is often debated,
and new names are suggested, but presently no changes to the newsgroup
structure are planned. 

2.5             Where can I get more info about [x]?

AMD  408-732-2400 Facts-On-Demand.  1-800-222-9323 Option #1

Dallas Semiconductor   Fax-Back   1-214-450-0441
        Data sheets and application notes for Dallas Semiconductor devices.

Harris Semiconductor
     WWW page :  http://rel.semi.harris.com/docs/datasheets/
       Contains PostScript files for all their products, and a 'AnswerFAX'
       service to request faxes of the data sheets through a form page.

Intel Literature  1-800-548-4725
     PO Box 58130, Santa Clara CA 95052-8130

Motorola  1-512-928-6800, 1-800-441-2447
     Motorola Microcontroller Web page
      http://freeware.aus.sps.mot.com/freeweb/index.html
     automatic fax-back information: 602/244-6609
     regular fax: 602/994-6430
     BBS: 512-891-3733 9600 V32 8N1

National Semiconductor   1-408-721-5000
     2900 Semiconductor Drive, PO Box 58090 Santa Clara, CA 95052

NEC   1-415-960-6000  401 Ellis St, PO Box 7241, Moutain View CA 94039
     http://www.nec.com
     http://www.nectech.com

Texas Instruments    PO Box 655012 MS 308, Dallas TX 75265

Zilog 1-408-370-8000 technical center 1-215-653-0230
     http://www.zilog.com


2.6             Where can I get an EEPROM programmer?

Advin Systems 1050-L East Duane St. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1-408-736-2503

Andromeda Research, PO Box 222, Milford, OH 45150  1-513-831-9708

BP Microsystems

DATA I/0 (http://www.data-io.com)

General Device Instruments, (408)  241-7376 
  internet ICDEVICE@ix.netcom.com

Jason-Ranheim Company, 3105 Gayle Lane, Auburn, California 95603.
Jason-Ranheim, 1805 Industrial Drive, Auburn, Ca. 95603
  (916) 823-3284 Technical Support (916) 823-3285 & Outside The USA
  (800) 421-7731 Orders Toll Free  (800) 421-7748 From California

JDR Microdevices    Orders:  1-800-538-5000  Cust. Service:  1-800-538-5001
     1850 South 10th Street, San Hose CA 95112-4108     

Logical Devices, 130 Capitol Drive, Golden, CO 80401 1-303-279-6868 
1-800-315-7766, tech support (in Flordia) 1-305-428-6868

M2L Electronics 3526 Jasmine #4 Los Angeles, CA  90034
     310 837-7818 (9am-1pm)
     BBS: 310 837 7818 (all other hours)
     m2l.electronics@f526.n102.z1.fidonet.org

Needham's Electronics  1-916-924-8037    Fax: (916) 924-8065
     4539 Orange Grove Avenue, Sacramento CA 95841
     BBS: (916) 924-8094   
     ftp://ftp.quiknet.com/users/needhams
     http://www.quiknet.com/~needhams

Stag Micro Systems. 1600 Wyatt Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054 1-408-988-1118

System General

XELTEK unipro Universl Programmer that programs: Eproms, EEProms, 
Bipolar, Epld, Flash, Gal, Pal, and some Microcontrollers. Also tests TTL, 
CMOS, DRAM & SRAMS.
Check their web page at http://www.calweb.com/~pplus

Plans for making your own can be found at:
-  ftp sites:  ftp.paranoia.com/pub/users/defiant
   ftp.cistron.nl/pub/hacking
- www pages: www.gpl.net/paulmax/
   www.paranoia.com/~defiant/


2.7             How can I make my own SIMMS?

September 1995 issue of "Electronics Now" starting on 
page 35 has plans for 30 pin SIMMs

SIMM blanks may be obtained from:
In the US: 
   AutoTime Corporation
     6605 SW MacAdam Avenue, Portland, OR 97201

   Memory Conversion Products         503-753-7918
     428 NW 9th Street, Corvillis Oregon 97330
   JMS Technologies, 4217C S Mellen Dr. Mountain Home, ID  83648  
     FAX (208) 832-7897

In Germany:
   eMedia GmbH, Postbox 61 01 06,  30601 Hannover, Germany

http://www.linefeed.com/linefeed/hcs/index.html
There are several versions of blank SIMM boards available from the UK
including 1x1 ZIP, 1x1 DIP, 1x4 SOJ and 1x1 SOJ.

http://www.dircon.co.uk/linefeed/hcs/mempcb.html
Web page offering a number of unpopulated PCBs for making 30 and
72 pin SIMMs. 

2.8             Where are the pinouts for [IBM clone port]

See the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* FAQ (posted on news.answers
and comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc).

ISA pinouts can be found at http://www.cistron.nl/~nctnico/index.htm

2.9       How do I interface to [port/bus]

IBM:
Parallel Port:
ftp://ftp.ee.ualberta.ca/pub/cookbook/comp/ibm/pport094.doc.Z
ftp.armory.com /pub/user/rstevew
   the filenames are: *lpt.faq; ibmlpt.faq, tomlpt.faq, and krislpt.faq
   each meets different skill levels and needs.

ISA bus:
You might also want to look into the book:
AT BUS DESIGN
  IEEE P996 Compatible
  Edward Solari
  ISBN 0-929392-08-6

Articles about XT and AT type keyboards can be found in April/May 1995
issues of Circuit Cellar Ink.
The "pc-hardware-faq" from "comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.*"
by Willie Lim and Ralph Valentino also has a great deal of information in it.

http://cal003109.student.utwente.nl/stefan has info on various ports 
(parallel, serial, keyboard, etc.)
                    
IBM, Technical Reference, Personal Computer AT, 1984

"The IBM Personal Computer, from the Inside Out" by Sargent and Shoemaker 
(published by Addison-Wesley) provides a lot of information about interfacing
an IBM type PC to various things. 

Official standard for the EISA bus are available from
BCPR services, Washington D.C.  Tel: 1-202-962-8349

PCI Special Interest Group (SIG)
  P.O. Box 14070, Portland, OR 97214
  (800) 433-5177   (503) 797-4207     FAX: 234-6762

MAC:
Brian A. Cole's (tuc@cs.wisc.edu) Repository of Macintosh Information
    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~tuc/mac/
ftp.support.apple.com or www.apple.com (Hardware Descriptions and 
    Technical Notes) 

The VMEbus FAQ is at http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/archive/vmefaq.html
 or  http://www.oritools.com/info

MIDI interface: http://daemon.apana.org.au/~ghansper/MidiAxis.html

2.10            Where can I get hard drive specs?

For jumper settings, etc. consult the appropriate newsgroup.
Information on ATA 1,2,3 can be found at ftp.symbios.com in the
  /pub/standards/io directory.
Technical information about Seagate drives may be found at 
  http://www.seagate.com.
Western Digital technical support  1-800-275-4932

"Yet Another Enhanced IDE/Fast-ATA/ATA-2 FAQ" is posted on 
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage and .misc. It is also available, 
together with related material, by FTP from
   ftp.aimnet.com:/pub/users/clau/ide_ata/
   ftp.rahul.net:/pub/lps/hard-disk/
   ftp.wi.leidenuniv.nl:/pub/faqs/
and by WWW from:
   http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/ata/
   http://www.seagate.com/techsuppt/faq/faqlist.html

2.11            How do I make my own circuit boards?

There are several methods available. Most involve etching, where a
mask is drawn or transferred onto copper clad board, and the board
is immersed or sprayed by an etching solution. Boards and etchant 
can be purchased at most electronics hobby stores, and various 
manufacturers products are available via mail order. Some methods 
use iron-on transfers, and others use a photo-etching process. There 
is even a method using conductive ink and laser printers.
Some people have reported good results using Vector wire and
Verowire (UK). These methods are more similar to wire wrapping
than PCB fabrication.

A detailed PCB FAQ has been written by Vincent Himpe 
(vincent.himpe@ping.be). It is posted on alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
and sci.electronics monthly.

PCB FAQ:
http://cal003109.student.utwente.nl/stefan/el     in the PCB section.

Toner Transfer System- (laser printer) 
DynaArt Designs, 3535 Stillmeadow Lane, Lancaster, CA  93536

Electrolube :  Photo Resist, developer, Lacquer , Nickel spray, Etchant
Electrolube Limited,Blakes Road,Wargrave,Berkshire,RG10 8AW  U.K. 
      Tel. +44 1734 404031   Fax + 44 1734 403084

Isel: Etchant ,plating solution etching equipment etc...
Isel Automation, 6419 Eiterfeld 1,Germany

Sifco : Plating Pen, 5708 Schaaf Rd. Cleveland OH 44131  USA
        Tel +1 216 524 0099    Fax +1 216 524 6331

Vero Electronics can be contacted in the US on 1-800-242-2863.


2.12             What is the Net Station?

The Net Station was a project whose goal was to create a computer
architecture and operating system that would be freely distributed
on the net. An agreement on the architecture, etc. was never reached,
and the project seems to have been abandoned. The thread does see
occasional revival, but little practical progress has been reported
lately (to the group, at least). There are unconfirmed reports that
the project is still being worked on, but details are presently 
unavailable.

2.13            How do I homebrew an LCD controller?
 
LCD FAQs can be found at the following locations:
http://cal003109.student.utwente.nl/stefan or
   http://cal003102.student.utwente.nl
   An LCD FAQ is in the misc section, file lcd_faq.htm    
http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg
ftp.ee.ualberta.ca pub/cookbook 

2.14             How do I make good front panels/cover plates?

"K-SUN"'s "Letter Quick" Electronic Lettering and Labeling System.
American Draftsource, 1152 Marina Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94577
(510) 352-8688

Toner Transfer System by DynaArt Designs is a wet method for
transferring laser prints for making printed circuit boards. The maker
claims it can also be used for decals and faceplates.
This material can be obtained from All Electronics, (818) 904-0524.

"Copi-Tak" is a peel and stick plastic sheet that you first print on
with a laser printer. You can cut it to fit your panel shape and 
then peel & stick. 
Fidelity Products Co. 
5601 Intl. Prkwy. P.O. Box 155 Minneapolis, Mn.  55440-0155

3M Dynamark II system uses a photo-sensitive label material is exposed
to UV light - through your negative - in much the same way as you 
produce prototype PCB's.  It is then developed and produces a very nice 
professional label.
3M House,  28 Great Jackson Street, MANCHESTER. M15 4PA.
Tel: 0161-237-6142      Fax: 0181-237-9320             
3M Specialty Marking Systems Project St. Paul, MN 55144-1000

3.0             Where to get more information

3.1             Vendor List

US:
All Electronics                         1-800-826-5432
     PO Box 567 Van Nuys, CA 91408

Allied Electronics  1-800-433-5700   1-817-595-3500 
     FAX: 1-817-595-6444

Alltronics                              1-408-943-9773
     2300 Zanker Road, San Jose CA 95131

American Science and Surplus            1-708-982-0870.

Arrow Electronics                       1-800-93 ARROW
     1860 Smithtown Ave, Ronkonkoma NY 11779

Circuit Specialists Inc                 1-800-528-1417
     PO Box 3047 Scottsdale AZ 85271

DC Electronics                   1-800-423-0070 (orders) 1-602-945-7736
     PO Box 3203 Scottsdale AZ 85271

Digi-Key                                1-800-344-4539  (1-800-DIGI-KEY)
                                        http:\\www.digikey.com

Heath (Heathkit)                        1-616-925-5899
     Benton Harbor, MI 49022            1-800-253-0570
                                        1-800-44-HEATH (US/Canada)
                                        1-800-444-3284 (Canada)

International Components Corp    1-800-325-0101 US/CANADA, 1-503-336-4400
     1803 W. Lincoln Way, Toledo OR 97391

Jameco (components)                     1-800-831-4242 Fax 1-800-237-6948
     1355 Shoreway Road, Belmont, CA 94002-4100

Jason-Ranheim Company, 3105 Gayle Lane, Auburn, California 95603.
Jason-Ranheim, 1805 Industrial Drive, Auburn, Ca. 95603
  (916) 823-3284 Technical Support (916) 823-3285 & Outside The USA
  (800) 421-7731 Orders Toll Free  (800) 421-7748 From California

JDR Microdevices    Orders:  1-800-538-5000  Cust. Service:  1-800-538-5001
     1850 South 10th Street, San Hose CA 95112-4108     
     
Kelvin Electronics             1-800-645-9212, 1-516-349-7620
     7 Fairchild Ave, Plainsview NY 11803

MCM Electronics                1-800-543-4330, 1-800-824-TECH
     650 Congress Park Drive, Centersville OH 45459

Mouser Electronics              1-800-346-6873, 1-800-992-9943
     958 N. Main Street, Mansfield TX 76063

Newark Electronics        1-312-784-5100  
     4801 N.Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL 60640 (Attn: Catalog Dept)
     Canada: 1625 Trinity Drive, Mississuaga, Ont L5T 1K4 (800) 463-9275
     International: Export Dept, 500 North Pulaski Rd, Chicago IL 60624
          1-416-673-7799   1-312-784-5100

NTE Electronics, Inc      201-748-5089
     44 Farand St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003

Ocean State Electronics  1-800-866-6626 (orders), 1-401-596-3080
     PO Box 1458, Westerly RI 02891

Parallax, Inc., 3805 Atherton Rd. 102, Rocklin, CA  95765
    (916)624-8333    Fax: (916)624-8003   BBS: (916)624-7101
    email: info@parallaxinc.com
    (Basic Stamp)

Parts Express         1-800-338-0531, 1-513-222-0173
     340 E. First St, Dayton OH 45402

Small Parts, Inc*     1-305-557-8222 orders 1-305-558-1255 catalog
     13980 NW 58th Court, PO Box 4650, Miami Lakes, FL 33014

* Mechanical parts - good for the home builder

Non-US:

Greenweld Electronics in Southampton  01703 236363

IQD                          (01460) 74433, Fax: (01460) 72578.

ElectroValue Limited/ Staines, Middx.  01784 442253 Mail order.

ELECTROMAIL  01536 204555

RS COMPONENTS 01536 201234

John Birkitt  +44 522 520767  1, The Strait, Lincoln

Maplin Electronics  +44 702 554161 (sales) +44 702 556001 tech
PO Box 3, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8LR    U.K.

N R Bardwell  +44 742 552886  Abbeydale Road, Sheffield

RS Components GmbH - Nordenstrasse 72-76, Postfacht 1365,
64528 Morfelden- Walldorf - Germany 
Phone 061 05 401 234  Fax 061 05 401

RS Components A/S
Rugvaenget 21 , 2630 Tastrup, Denmark
phone 38 33 33 11  fax 38 34 22 32

Verospeed: (01703) 644555

3.2             Internet Resources

FTP Sites:        
- bode.ee.ualberta.ca : pub/motorola/general or ftp.luth.se : 
     /pub/misc/motorola/faq
     Motorola 68K microprocessor line  m68kfaq.*
- cherupakha.media.mit.edu (cher.media.mit.edu) - E&L FTP server
    robotics and other projects
- freeware.aus.sps.mot.com - Motorola, fuzzy, risc, etc.
- ftp.armory.com /pub/user/rstevew - FAQ's, Tutorials, 
     Great Internet IC Masterbator (GIICM), PIC, Basic Stamp
- ftp.funet.fi  - Microprocessor, PIC info
- ftp.intel.com - Intel's FTP site
- ftp.netcom.com /pub/di/dibald/  or ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/di/dibald/
     Dave Baldwin's (dibald@netcom.com) ftp site for schematics
     for simple basic circuits. Single 'A' size pages and in GIF format.
- ftp.oak.oakland.edu - SimTel mirror site
- ftp.parallaxinc.com - ftp site of Parallax (Basic Stamp)
- ftp.sics.se     /pub/mchipsoft  contains numerous .zip files
- ftp.ti.com - Texas Instruments FTP site
- ftp.zilker.net   /pub/philips - Philips "mini ftp site" set up by Phil 
     Wood of Philips, 8051, i2c FAQs
- iglou.com/members/ITU
- nctuccca.edu.tw   - mirror of ftp.intel.com
- nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca - U of Alberta EE archive
     m68k, spice, cookbook (schematics)
- rtfm.mit.edu - Usenet FAQs
- wpi.wpi.edu - basic stamp information 


WEB Pages:
- http://www.cera.com/engineer.htm
- http://www.circellar.com
   the Computer Applications Journal, from Circuit Cellar INK
- http://www.dalsemi.com - Dallas Semiconductor 
- http://freeware.aus.sps.mot.com/freeweb/index.html 
     Motorola Microcontroller Web page
- http://motserv.indirect.com (Motorola)
   Motorola's semiconductor WWW page, Master Selection Guide, etc
- http://freeware.aus.sps.mot.com/index.html (Motorola)
   Motorola's microcontroller WWW page
- http://ti.www.com  - Texas Instruments home page
- http://www.zilog.com - Zilog home page
- http://weber.u.washington.edu:80/pfloyd/ee/
     "The electrical Engineering Circuits Archive" 
- http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/HTML/cgi-bin/giicm_form.html
     Online searchable version of "The Giant Internet IC Masturbator"
- http://www.xs4all.nl/~ganswijk/chipdir (Chip Directory)
     or  http://bbs.cc.uniud.it/chipdir (Mirror site)
     Chip Directory, compiled by Jaap van Ganswijk <ganswijk@xs4all.nl>
- http://www.ba-karlsruhe.de/automation/FAQ - microcontroller FAQs 
- http://www.ba-karlsruhe.de/automation/home.html
     Home Page Automation and Process Control:
- http://www.iglou.com/ITU
- http://www.io.com/~guccione/HW_list.html  
     info. on computers built from FPGAs
- http://www.seagate.com - Seagate home page
- http://www.nec.com - NEC
- http://www.nectech.com - NEC
- http:/www.oritools.com - Orion Instruments home page 
- http://www.parallaxinc.com - Parallax Inc. web page
- http://www.cera.com/micro.htm
   "Microcontroller and Microprocessor Page" at URL: 
   It has HTML links to all sorts of IC information on the Net.
- http://www.e2w3.com/  - Data sheets for IC's
- http://cal003109.student.utwente.nl/stefan (circuits, info, apps) 
- http://garage.ecn.purdue.edu/~papers/
- http://www.geopages.com/SiliconValley/1164
- http://dvt07.fagmed.uit.no/electronics.html
   Electronic related WWW-Page
- http://www.meci.com - Mendelson's Electronics & Surplus.
  Still under construction.
- http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg
   Home-made PAL/GAL Programmers, LCD FAQs, 
   links to other FAQs
- http://www2.psyber.com/~tcj/  The Computer Journal (TCJ) Web page 
- http://www.cistron.nl/~nctnico ->cat. index - IC Data sheets


Mailing Lists, E-Mail, etc:
- "Hotwired" mailing list: (information courtesy of John West)
   Hotwired (the name is not my fault) is a mailing list for people 
   interested in home-built processors - anything from software simulations 
   to piles of TTL to FPGAs to custom silicon. The address is  
   listserv@gu.uwa.edu.au
   and the message to send to it is:  subscribe hotwired <your name>
- info@circellar.com - Email (not ftp)
   send Email to get information file on services available
  All Circuit Cellar INK and BYTE related files available
- PIC mailing list
  Administrative requests should go the the listserver at address
  "listserv@mitvma.mit.edu". You may join the list at any time by
  sending a "SUB PICLIST" command via e-mail to the above address.


3.3             BBS Numbers

    Circuit Cellar, Inc. (203) 871-1988
    Diamond's BBS: (408) 325-7080 (2400bps) 
         (408) 325-7175 (9600+bps)    
    EDN magazine (617) 558-4241
    Electronics Now (516) 293-2283   
    Intel American Marketing Applications Support Bulletin Board System
         (916) 356-3600 
    Intel's BBS  +44-(0)1793-496340 2400,n,8,1
    Parallax Inc. (916) 624-7101
    Motorola (Austin Texas) BBS (512) 891-3733 (Austin, Texas)
        - Munich, Germany:  49-89-92103-111  (2400 baud)
        - Stuttgart, Germany:  49-7031-275496  (19200 baud)
        - San Diego, California:  (619) 279-3907
        - Toronto, Ontario, Canada:  (416) 497-8989
    Philips Semiconductor (parent company of Signetics)
         (800) 451-6644 or (408) 991-2406
         Netherlands: +31-40-721102
    
3.4             Recommended books/magazines

Books:
- "AT Bus Design", By Ed Solari, Published by Annabooks
    ISBN 0-929392-08-6
- "The art of electronics, 2nd ed." by Horowitz and Hill.
    Also has a students lab book of experiments.
- "Build you own Universal Computer Interface"  
    Covers a lot about serial interfacing and designing circuitry.  
    ISBN #: 0-8306-3122-4   
- "Design of oscillator and other harmonic oscillators " by Benjamin
   Parzen (Published by John Wiley and Sons) ISBN 0-471-08819-6
- "Designing Cards and Drivers for Macintosh II and Macintosh SE" 
     ISBN 0-201-19256-X. 
- "Digital Design with Standard MSI and LSI, 2nd ed." 
    by T. R. Blakeslee.
- "Digital Design Principles and Practices" By John F. Wakerly
    Published by Prentice Hall   ISBN 0-13-212838
- "Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits"
- "Handbook of software and hardware interfacing for IBM PCs", By
    Jeffrey P. Royer, Published by Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-381849-7
- "The IBM Personal Computer, from the Inside Out" by Sargent and Shoemaker 
    (published by Addison-Wesley) provides a lot of information about 
    interfacing an IBM type PC to various things. ISBN 0-201-06918-0
- "Inside the EISA Computers", By Tony Dowden
- "Interfacing to the IBM PC" by Lewis C. Eggebrecht.
    Signals, timing diagrams, example circuits, etc. ISBN 0-672-22722-3
- "ISA & EISA: Theory and Operation" by Edward Solari (great info and 
    timing of the bus hardware -- essential for HW design)
- "Microcontrolers. Architecture, Implementation, & Programming" 
   by Kenneth Hintz and Daniel Tabak  ISBN 0-07-028977-8
- "Microelectronic Circuits" by Sedra and Smith
- "Microprocessor Based Design" by Michael Slater, Prentice Hall, 1989
- "Microprocessor Systems Design" (68000 Hardware, Software, and 
   Interfacing) by  Alan Clements. ISBN 0-87150-095-7 
- "PC Programmer's Handbook" by Sanchez and Canton (code examples of 
    programming the DMA chip)
- "Programmer's Problem Solver for the IBM PC, XT and AT", By Robert
    Jourdain, Brady Book, ISBN 0-89303-787-7
    info on timer, keyboard, video, disk, parallel and serial port 
    hardware resources, and software interfacing.
- "PS/2 and PC BIOS Interface Technical Reference: Second Edition"
- "Single- and Multiple-Chip Microcomputer Interfacing" G.J. Lipovski
    ISBN 0-13-810557-X (Prentice-Hall Edition)
    ISBN 0-13-810573-1 (Motorola Edition)
- "The XT-AT Handbook" by Choisser and Foster

Magazines:
-  The Computer Applications Journal (Circuit Cellar Ink)
     PO Box 7694, Riverton, NJ  08077-8784 (609) 786-0409
- Computer Design  (508) 692-0700
     One Technology Park Drive, P.O. Box 990, Westford, MA  01886
- Dr. Dobbs Journal (415) 358-9500
     411 Borel Ave., San Mateo, CA  94402
- Electronic Engineering Times (516) 293-3000
     500-B Bi-County Boulevard, Farmingdale, NY  11735
- Electronics Now (computer/electonics/hobbyists magazine) 800-999-7139
     Reader Service Dept PO Box 5192 Pittsfield MA 01203-9989
- Elektor Electronics  (603) 924-6371, 924-6526
     Old Colony Sound Lab, P.O. Box 243, Peterborough, NH 03458
     World Wide Subscription Service Ltd
     Unit 4, Gibbs Reed Farm, Pashley Road, Ticehurst TN5 7HE, England
- Microcomputer Journal (formerly Computer Craft)
     76 N. Broadway, Hicksville, NY  11801

4.0             Misc.

Special thanks to Andrew for the first version of this FAQ. 
Thanks also to Robert Boys and Todd Parker for numerous corrections 
and additional information.

I attempt to make sure that all information in this FAQ is current
and correct, but I'm only human. If you find a mistake, please
let me know. 

Your comments/suggestions/contributions are welcome. E-mail to
msokos1@gl.umbc.edu

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