
I bought this book (second hand) to help in working with my AIM-65 microprocessor (6502) trainer and my Heathkit ET-3400A microprocessor (6800) trainer, as well as to build my own 65C02-based microcomputer, and I know this book will be immensely helpful.Īnyone know where I can get the instructor's manual (mentioned in the preface)? Even just a look at the table of contents would help in figuring out if it's worth chasing down and buying. Not the least is the Simple As Possible architecture concept, cutting down to the absolute bare essentials and still qualify as a bonafide microprocessor. I bought this book (second hand) to help in working with my AIM-65 microprocessor (6502) trainer and my Heathkit ET-3400A microprocessor (6800) trainer, as well as to build my own 65C02-based microcomputer, and I kn I've only started reading this book, but a skim through the ToC and contents themselves tells me that it's an excellent resource. I've only started reading this book, but a skim through the ToC and contents themselves tells me that it's an excellent resource.

What it does, I think it does excellently.more I'm giving this 5 stars rather than 4 because I feel it would have been cramped by the inclusion of practical build examples. Easy to understand, logically and progressively structured, and comprehensive enough to take the reader to a thorough enough understanding of simple computing blocks that, coupled with some knowledge of component and circuit design gathered elsewhere, one could feasibly begin to design and build one's own programmable machine. What it does, I think it does excellently.


