Bebop to the Boolean boogie
by Clive Maxfield · first published 1995
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Fun, well-explained introduction to computer and digital electronics fundamentals, covering logic gates and how modern hardware works; suits software people and newcomers who want to understand the basics.
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As a software guy, I recommend the book "Bebop to the Boolean Boogie": http://www.amazon.com/dp/1856175073 ...to people who want to demystify current generation electronics. What we have now is not as simple as an early telephone, but it still might be in the realm…
on “The Era of Black Boxes” ↗This book influenced me the most: Bebop to the Boolean Boogie https://www.amazon.com/Bebop-Boolean-Boogie-Third-Unconventi...
on “Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics?” ↗For electronics i highly recommend Bebop to the boolean boogie by Clive Maxfield https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25558880M/Bebop_to_the_boole...
on “Ask HN: Best Layman's Book on Electricity” ↗Read the book Bebop to the Boolean Boogie. It's a fun, well explained introduction to computer engineering fundamentals. Also, the Art of Electeonics is a great resource.
on “I decided to make a graphics card for my Amiga 2000” ↗Any intro level logic design textbook should have a discussion of state machines. My copy of Bebop to the Boolean Boogie has a few pages about them. That's a good freshman level EE book.
on “Finite State Machines in Forth (1995)” ↗If you want to learn more about logic gates, you might like the book "Bebop to the Boolean Boogie". It's aimed at kids but someone with a CS background could fly through it pretty quickly.
on “Ask HN: How to keep my daughter busy while tickling her curiosity” ↗Bebop to the Boolean Boogie is a great book - it's aimed at kids but covers the concepts very well. You could read it and go through the exercises in a weekend.
on “How do I make a computer” ↗Bebop To The Boolean Boogie might be useful for you - it's kind of a kids book but the concepts are all well done.
on “Things you can do with diodes” ↗…at the FPGA Forum in Norway and also a guest lecture at Oslo University in Norway.<p>Max is the author and/or co-author of a number of books, including Designus Maximus Unleashed (Banned in Alabama), Bebop To The Boolean Boogie (An Unconventional Guide to Electronics), Bebop BYTES Back (An Unconventional Guide to Computers), EDA: Where Electronics Begins, 3D Graphics on Windows NT, The Design Warrior’s Guide to FPGAs, FPGAs:…
on “An interview with Clive "Max" Maxfield – FPGAs and Embedded” ↗Bebop to the Boolean Boogie
on “The Art of Electronics (2015)” ↗