actually yes, that is a great book for 1960's computers. I learned a lot from that book, and used it to decipher the LGP-30 Friden text encoding system, which is not ASCII, to generate a drum storage bootstrap program. Makes you think Gordon Bell is a wizard if you did not already think that.
b On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM Paul McJones via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > > By the way, on the subject of good books, Bell & Newell, "Computer > structures: readings and examples" is very good. It categorizes computers > a number of different ways, and covers a range of examples touching on most > of the categories. The Google search mentions an authorized online copy at > Gordon Bell's website: > https://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/cgb%20files/computer%20structures%20readings%20and%20examples%201971.pdf > > > > And here is the table of contents: > https://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/bell-71-t-o-c.html > > > > Apparently there is a second edition. I'm pretty sure I have the first > edition. > > The second edition is: > > Computer Structures: Principles and Examples by Siewiorek, Bell, and > Newell (1982). Gordon Bell uploaded it to: > > > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264785666_Computer_Structures_Principles_and_Examples >
