G+_Pete Murphy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I just finished watching the Steve Gibson episode and was really blown away. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good book that might cover the basics Steve was talking about (binary, hexadecimal, how computers add up etc). I know there must be some heavy intro text books out there but perhaps someone from experience has an idea of a good book for just sitting down in the evening and reading? (I am trying to get a soft start :-) I tried looking on Amazon but the books tended to be very basic computer manuals (e.g. computers for people over 50s etc), they weren't really intro to coding books or how computers think books, Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lee Crocker Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Take a look at http://www.nand2tetris.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Maruschek Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Take a look at "CODE: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" by Charles Petzold. I think it covers what you are looking for. http://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Software/dp/0735611319/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1422315154&sr=1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lee Crocker Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Petzold's book is a more general-audience introduction to the concepts and history, but I certainly second the recommendation. Nand2tetris is a more complete detailed project of actually building a working machine from the ground up. Both of them start from electrical components and build toward the common PC, which always bothered me a bit since it leaves out the stuff before electronics and after the PC. One of my projects on the back burner is a book that goes from rocks to Wikipedia, necessarily less detailed than either of these, but wide rather than deep.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Pete Murphy Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Just wanted to say thanks, I just ordered CODE: the hidden...... I am taking a look at nand2tetris as well now, some nice vids on youtube from Prof Schocken as well. Thanks for helping guys :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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