Computer Engineering 101

[jadesmar]

Ok, this is my course of study so, I am willing to explain most if not all of Electronics and Computers. This thread will hopefully see no programming above 1st generation assembly (name a processor and I can assist you). When my feces co-agulate (ie. when I get my shit together), there will be a quiz.

[CrystyB]

Umm in what direction is that "above 1st generation assembly"?

[jadesmar]

Any programming in languages other than binary or assembly will be discouraged in this thread.

[ML]

*raises hand*

Do you know of a good program (free, download or on-line) which will turn a truth table into simplified logic automatically? I had one many years ago (DigSimp), but it only ran on Macs, and I haven't seen it since.

[RSA]

how does one program in binary, and can i do it in notepad?

[Chuck]

Binary sucks. Get an assembler.

[ML]

Assembly sucks, get a compiler.

[jesternl]

compilers suck, get someone to do your programming for you

[Chuck]

Too expensive, buy off the shelf software.

[extropalopakettle]

Buy?

[jadesmar]

ML: A quick google for "Karnaugh map applet" gave me this

http://maui.theoinf.tu-ilmenau.de/~sane/projekte/karnaugh/embed_karnaugh.html

You should click on "English version" and you should have Java running in your browser.

[jesternl]

LOL @ Extro

[Beartalon]

Has assembler language changed much since it was last used EXCLUSIVELY as programming, rather than something to which other code is compiled? (I did an assembler course in 1987)

[CrystyB]

i think not much. I think ADD, ADC, IMUL and many others were kept from ancient times. Perhaps some new 'string' functions were added (like STOSB or some other contrieved names)

[jadesmar]

I am preparing a statement .. can you tell me which processor you were using in 1987?

[Chuck]

I was using a Z80 in 1987. Yes, my trusty TRS-80 was still was still functional. I haven't used assembly language since my TRS-80 days. I bought my first 8088 system from a friend who thoughtfully included Turbo Pascal which produced reasonably fast programs so I never bothered to get an assembler.

[Bicho the Inhaler]

Ok, question: where can I learn about architecture of Intel chips? I'm learning SPARC right now, but my personal computer is running on an Intel (Pentium III), and I think it would be cool to compare the two. Does Intel have instruction pipelining like the SPARC architecture does?

[Beartalon]

Remember 1987? You're insane.
It was some IBM product.

[Kd]

I don't remember 1987. I was born in 1987.

Can one of you lovely nice people teach me some HTML?

[mith]

What would you like to know?

Not sure that's a computer engineering question, maybe there should be a new thread.

[Lucky Wizard]

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/index.html is fairly good and non-technical.

[CrystyB]

i personally learned the thing from Index Dot Html...