同一领域的另一本书是 Forrest Mims 写的《Understanding Digital Computers》，最初由 Radio Shack 发售。书有点年头了，写于 1978 年，但基础知识依然不过时，它带着读者从 bit 的定义讲起，贯穿二进制数、布尔逻辑……
Another book in the same space is "Understanding Digital Computers, by Forrest Mims, originally sold by Radio Shack. It's dated, written in 1978, but the basics are still relevant, taking the reader from the definition of a bit, though binary numbers, Boolean logic…
……依然是可行的；事实上现在（用 FPGA 和硬件设计语言）比前些年（用 7400 系列 TTL 芯片和绕线技术 wire wrap）还要更容易。虽然书有点老，但我强烈推荐 Forrest M. Mims 的《Understanding Digital Computers》（1987年版）。它完整讲解了 4 位计算机的架构，足够帮你打下基础，然后再去啃 Hennessey 和 Patterson 的大作。看完之后，还可以读 Gordon Bell 的……
…still possible; in fact it's easier now (using an FPGA and a hardware design language) than it was a few years ago (using 7400-series TTL chips and wire wrap). It's old, but I highly recommend the book Understanding Digital Computers by Forrest M. Mims (1987). It teaches the architecture of a four-bit computer completely and is sufficient to gain a foothold from which to read Hennessey and Patterson. From there, read Gordon Bell's…
试试这本书：Forrest M. Mims III 写的《Understanding Digital Computers : A Self-learning Programmed Text That Will Teach You the Basics for the Microcomputer Revolution》。虽然过时了，但核心内容依然很有价值。就连那些过时的章节……
Try this book: "Understanding Digital Computers : A Self-learning Programmed Text That Will Teach You the Basics for the Microcomputer Revolution" by Forrest M. Mims III. It's dated, but the core material is still relevant. Even the dated sections…
如果要推荐两本非常棒的书（针对 Intel 8086），那就是《The 8086 Project book》和 Radio Shack 出的《Understanding Digital Computers》。这两本书对于入门这类硬核爱好来说是绝佳的起点。
A couple of really good books I'd recommend (for the intel 8086) would be the "The 8086 Project book" and the radio shack "Understanding Digital Computers". Those books are a great start to this kind of hobby.
还有他的书《Understanding Digital Computers》（1978年）。具体的技术细节（磁芯内存和磁泡存储器）已经过时了，但基本原理（逻辑、门电路、ALU……）仍然非常受用，而且讲得深入浅出，连小学生应该都能……
Also his book "Understanding Digital Computers" (1978). The details (magnetic core and bubble memory) are dated, but the fundamentals (logic, gates, ALU, ...) are still relevant and clearly explained at a level that a school child should be able…
……想起了 Forrest Mims 以前写的一系列杂志文章，讲的是如何用 TTL 元件搭一个极其简单的 CPU，于是建议我去读读。接下来的几周里，我把那些文章找了出来，还找到了 Mims 的《Understanding Digital Computers》以及 Albert Paul Malvino 的教材《Digital Computer Electronics》。我全读完了，下次跟 Ken 在 Vito's 吃午饭时，我跟他说现在感觉一切都清晰多了——以至于……
…recalled an old series of magazine articles by Forrest Mims on building a very simple CPU from TTL parts, and suggested I read it. Over the next few weeks, I tracked down those articles, as well as Mims' "Understanding Digital Computers" and a textbook by Albert Paul Malvino, "Digital Computer Electronics." I read them all, and when I next had lunch with Ken at Vito's I reported back that it all seemed much clearer now - so much so…
同一领域的另一本书是 Forrest Mims 写的《Understanding Digital Computers》，最初由 Radio Shack 发售。书有点年头了，写于 1978 年，但基础知识依然不过时，它带着读者从 bit 的定义讲起，贯穿二进制数、布尔逻辑……
Another book in the same space is "Understanding Digital Computers, by Forrest Mims, originally sold by Radio Shack. It's dated, written in 1978, but the basics are still relevant, taking the reader from the definition of a bit, though binary numbers, Boolean logic…
……依然是可行的；事实上现在（用 FPGA 和硬件设计语言）比前些年（用 7400 系列 TTL 芯片和绕线技术 wire wrap）还要更容易。虽然书有点老，但我强烈推荐 Forrest M. Mims 的《Understanding Digital Computers》（1987年版）。它完整讲解了 4 位计算机的架构，足够帮你打下基础，然后再去啃 Hennessey 和 Patterson 的大作。看完之后，还可以读 Gordon Bell 的……
…still possible; in fact it's easier now (using an FPGA and a hardware design language) than it was a few years ago (using 7400-series TTL chips and wire wrap). It's old, but I highly recommend the book Understanding Digital Computers by Forrest M. Mims (1987). It teaches the architecture of a four-bit computer completely and is sufficient to gain a foothold from which to read Hennessey and Patterson. From there, read Gordon Bell's…
试试这本书：Forrest M. Mims III 写的《Understanding Digital Computers : A Self-learning Programmed Text That Will Teach You the Basics for the Microcomputer Revolution》。虽然过时了，但核心内容依然很有价值。就连那些过时的章节……
Try this book: "Understanding Digital Computers : A Self-learning Programmed Text That Will Teach You the Basics for the Microcomputer Revolution" by Forrest M. Mims III. It's dated, but the core material is still relevant. Even the dated sections…
如果要推荐两本非常棒的书（针对 Intel 8086），那就是《The 8086 Project book》和 Radio Shack 出的《Understanding Digital Computers》。这两本书对于入门这类硬核爱好来说是绝佳的起点。
A couple of really good books I'd recommend (for the intel 8086) would be the "The 8086 Project book" and the radio shack "Understanding Digital Computers". Those books are a great start to this kind of hobby.
还有他的书《Understanding Digital Computers》（1978年）。具体的技术细节（磁芯内存和磁泡存储器）已经过时了，但基本原理（逻辑、门电路、ALU……）仍然非常受用，而且讲得深入浅出，连小学生应该都能……
Also his book "Understanding Digital Computers" (1978). The details (magnetic core and bubble memory) are dated, but the fundamentals (logic, gates, ALU, ...) are still relevant and clearly explained at a level that a school child should be able…
……想起了 Forrest Mims 以前写的一系列杂志文章，讲的是如何用 TTL 元件搭一个极其简单的 CPU，于是建议我去读读。接下来的几周里，我把那些文章找了出来，还找到了 Mims 的《Understanding Digital Computers》以及 Albert Paul Malvino 的教材《Digital Computer Electronics》。我全读完了，下次跟 Ken 在 Vito's 吃午饭时，我跟他说现在感觉一切都清晰多了——以至于……
…recalled an old series of magazine articles by Forrest Mims on building a very simple CPU from TTL parts, and suggested I read it. Over the next few weeks, I tracked down those articles, as well as Mims' "Understanding Digital Computers" and a textbook by Albert Paul Malvino, "Digital Computer Electronics." I read them all, and when I next had lunch with Ken at Vito's I reported back that it all seemed much clearer now - so much so…