The Amstrad PCW 1512/1640 Advanced User's Guide
A Programmer's Guide
Published in November 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-434-91998-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Amstrad PC has sold in large numbers, to both individuals and businesses. These users are now looking to ways in which they can enhance and expand their systems as well as ways in which they can get more from their present systems. This book was written to provide Amstrad PC users with information about their machines and how they can be used most effectively in a variety of applications. The author discusses hardware and software add-ons and also covers specific advanced topics such as networks, modems and VANs, hard disk backup systems and alternative operating systems. The book concludes with a look at a totally integrated system which can be achieved by buying add-ons as and when they are needed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
106 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-434-91998-7 (9780434919987)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Overview; the Amstrad PC system unit; programming the 8086; the 8086 instruction set; interrupts; compiling and runing programs; multi-tasking and resident programs; boot procedures; components of MS-DOS; the clock and NVR; the keyboard; the mouse, light pen and joystick; the screen; sound; disks and disk drives; the disk directory; files; the serial and parllel ports; device drivers.