The Hardware Book

441 Pages·1997·4.63 MB·English

by  Joakim Ögren

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difi Welcome to the Hardware Book. Your electroOnic reference guide.
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rig Connectors Top 10 TooE many? These are the most common.
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op Cables HBow to build serial cables and many other cables.
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but is ACdiracupittesrs Y HMoiswc tcoir cbuuiitlsd (aadcatipvtee rfsilt.ers etc).
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bl Misc Misc information (encyclopaedia).
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but Tables Misc tables with info. (AWG..)
stri Download A Download a WinHelp or HTML version for offline viewing.
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re Wanted Information I am currently looking for.
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- Serial (Printer)
- Mouse (PS/2) .
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- Serial (15)
- DEC Dual RS-232 O
- Macintosh RS-422
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- Atari Jaguar A/V
- SNES Video
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- Amstrad CPC6128 Monitor
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- MSX External Diskdrive
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- DIN Audio
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- Minuteman UPS
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Chapter 1: Connector Menu
Connector Tutorial
Short tutorial
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Connector Tutorial
All persons that helped me or sent me information about the connector will be listed here.
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ISA Connector
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A26P A5 Address bit 5
A27 A4 Address bit 4
A28 A3 Address bit 3
A29 A2 Address bit 2
A30 A1 Address bit 1
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