The new second edition presents the fundamental software and hardware needed to begin understanding the 8-bit chip. Coverage prepares readers for all aspects of microprocessors, beginning with the necessary 8- bit chip format and concluding with the faster 16- bit and 32-bit chips, including new coverage of parallel and serial data, an overview of the 8086/8088 family of microprocessors, and many more programming examples.
Based upon the Intel 8085A microprocessor, introduces 8-bit technology for hardware and software. Now with a bridge chapter to faster microprocessors, the Intel 80 x 86 series.