Caxton Foster’s "Computer Architecture" (PDF; updated edition)
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A 2nd edition was released in the mid-1970s, and a significantly expanded version (co-authored with Thea Iberall) was published in 1985. Caxton Foster’s "Computer Architecture" (PDF
Foster’s machine descriptions are simple enough to simulate on paper. His discussion of I/O, interrupts, and direct memory access (DMA) is concrete and free of the overwhelming complexity of real-world chips. updated edition) Computer Architecture : Foster
Foster discusses historical storage mechanisms that are now rare, such as magnetic core memory , delay lines, cryotrons, and fluidic devices.
Discusses various addressing structures, indexing, paging, input/output (I/O) control, and functional capabilities for time-sharing environments .