Vintage Computer Books


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PC - General

Computing Fundamentals PC-DOS and MS-DOS       (1990) (up to DOS version 3.3) (15 MB)

MS-DOS for Beginners       (1989) (up to DOS version 3.3) (12 MB)

Peter Norton - Inside the IBM PC       (1986) (covers PC, XT, AT and DOS 1.1 to 3.0) (30 MB)

The Waite Group's MS-DOS Bible (3rd Edition)       (1989) (up to DOS version 4) (60 MB)

CSC Hard Drive Bible (8th Edition)       (1996) (50 MB)

DOS Beyond 640K (2nd Edition)       (1992) (10 MB)

The 80x86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers (4th Edition)       (2003) (assembly language, design, and interfacing) (35 MB)

The Intel Microprocessors - Eighth Edition       (2008) ("architecture, programming, and interfacing") (10 MB)

Understanding dBASE III PLUS       (1986) (57 MB)

Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 1st Edition       (1988) (20 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 4th Edition       (1994) (8 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 6th Edition       (1996) (7 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 8th Edition       (1998) (7 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 10th Edition       (1998) (9 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 11th Edition       (1999) (18 MB) Upgrading and Repairing PCs - 12th Edition       (2000) (55 MB)

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The A+ Reference Book       (2000) (10 MB) (appears to be an early version of the 'The PC Engineers Reference Book' series below)

The PC Engineers Reference Book - Volume 1 - The BIOS Companion       (2002) (4 MB)
The PC Engineers Reference Book - Volume 2 - Motherboards       (2002) (4 MB)
The PC Engineers Reference Book - Volume 3 - Hard Disk Tables, Expansion Cards, Printer Switches, Pinouts, FCC IDs       (2002) (4 MB)

SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5150 computer       (35 MB)
SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5151 monochrome monitor       (2.5 MB)
SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5152 dot-matrix printer       (3 MB) (rebadged Epson MX-80)
SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5153 CGA monitor       (3.5 MB)
SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5154 EGA monitor       (2 MB)
SAMS Computerfacts - IBM 5170 computer - type 1 motherboard       (30 MB)
SAMS Computerfacts - Tandon TM100-2/2A floppy disk drive       (10 MB)


PC - Windows

Windows 3.1 Secrets (Revised and Expanded)       (1992) (90 MB)


PC - Interfacing

PC Interfacing       (1998) (45 MB)

PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition       (2000) (22 MB)

Interfacing Sensors to the IBM PC       (1988) (15 MB) (aimed at electrical engineers/technicians)


PC - ISA/EISA

ISA and EISA - Theory and Operation       (1992) (20 MB)

ISA System Architecture       (1995) (14 MB)


PC - Programming

Memory Resident Programming on the IBM PC       (1987) (10 MB)

PC System Programming       (1990) (35 MB) (Click here for the content of the accompanying disks)

Programming the 8086 8088       (1983) (25 MB)

System BIOS for IBM PC_XT_AT Computers and Compatibles       (1987) (15 MB)    WARNING: Contains errors and omissions  


Osborne

The Osborne Portable Computer       (1982) (40 MB)


CP/M

Osborne CP/M User Guide - Second Edition       (1982) (20 MB)

CP/M Operating System Manual - Third Edition       (1983) (1 MB) (CP/M version 2.2)


Digital IC Data

Towers' International Microprocessor Selector       (1982) (30 MB)
Towers' International Digital IC Selector       (1987) (45 MB)

Tech Publications - Digital IC Equivalents       (1986) (45 MB)
Tech Publications - Microprocessor Data Hand Book       (includes 7400 series TTL) (1992) (45 MB)
Tech Publications - Memory Integrated Circuits       (1993) (30 MB)
Tech Publications - CMOS 7400 ICs       (1992) (17 MB)
Tech Publications - CMOS 4000 ICs       (1993) (25 MB)

Texas Instruments - MOS Memory Data Book       (1984) (16 MB)

SAMS - TTL Cookbook       (1974) (12 MB)
SAMS - CMOS Cookbook       (1994) (23 MB)


NetWare

NetWare 3.12 System Administrators Reference       (1994) (55 MB)

NetWare Lite Made Easy       (1992) (Covers versions 1.0 and 1.1) (60 MB)


Networking

Understanding Local Area Networks - Third Edition       (1992) (37 MB) ("easy introduction to network theory and architecture")


Z80

Programming the Z80 - Rodnay Zaks - Third Revised Edition       (1982) (36 MB) (600 DPI scan)


IDE

The SCSI Bus and IDE Interface - Second Edition       (1998) (7 MB)


SCSI

The Programmer's Guide To SCSI - Book                               (1998) (4 MB)
The Programmer's Guide To SCSI - Companion CD-ROM       (ISO image of CD-ROM) (60 MB)

The SCSI Bus and IDE Interface - Second Edition       (1998) (7 MB)

The Book of SCSI - Second Edition       (2000) (8 MB)


The SCSI Series by ENOL Publications

The SCSI Bench Reference       (1996) (4 MB)

The SCSI Encyclopedia Volume 1 Phases and Protocol (A-M)       (1991) (5 MB)
The SCSI Encyclopedia Volume 1 Phases and Protocol (N-Z)       (1991) (7 MB)



Miscellaneous

Computer Dictionary - Third Edition       (1982) (80 MB)