Logical design of digital computers.
Series: Digital design and applications
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1958
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
Subjects: Electronic digital computers -- Design and construction.
First sentence: It is the purpose of this chapter to explain in simple terms what a digital computer is, and to describe briefly the three basic steps involved in computer design -- the steps of system design, logical design, and circuit design.
Description: Using synchronous circuit components almost entirely, this book describes and interprets the methods and techniques of various men in the field, and applies them to a wide variety of problems in logical design of digital computers. the book provides the reader with the information, tools, and procedures needed to carry out the complete logical design of a general or special-purpose computer

Of particular value are the detailed discussions of:
1. The Veitch Diagram method of simplification of Boolean equations.
2. The 'difference-equation' approach to memory elements.
3. The Huffman-Moore Model of digital systems.
4. The complete solutions to flip-flop input equations.
5. A mathematical introduction to Boolean algebra.

Many simple yet pertinent examples of how to use these techniques enable the reader to apply them readily to other computing configurations.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Digital Computers and their Design
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Circuit Components and Binary Numbers
pagenum: 13; label: 3
title: Boolean Algebra
pagenum: 30; label: 4
title: The Simplification of Boolean Equations
pagenum: 61; label: 5
title: Memory Element Input Equations
pagenum: 112; label: 6
title: The Derivation of Application Equations
pagenum: 143; label: 7
title: Digital Computer Memories
pagenum: 174; label: 8
title: Input-Output Equipment
pagenum: 212; label: 9
title: The Arithmetic Unit
pagenum: 242; label: 10
title: Error-Free Computer Operation
pagenum: 326; label: 11
title: The Control Unit: Completing Computer Design
pagenum: 340; label: 12
title: Miscellaneous Practical Matters
pagenum: 389