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- Windcrest Releases New 'Build Your Own' Book by the Man MicroTimes Has
- Called "one of the latter-day heroes of the computer revolution"
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- Includes complete coverage of the latest hardware and suppliers
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- BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--In Build Your Own IBM Compatible and Save a
- Bundle--2nd Edition, Aubrey Pilgrim shows how anyone can build a
- state-of-the-art personal computer and save hundreds, even thousands of
- dollars by using inexpensive mail order parts. Pilgrim provides clear,
- illustrated instructions that explain each step in assembling an
- inexpensive IBM clone equivalent to the highest-quality commercial
- brands.
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- Even if they know next to nothing about electronics or computers, with this
- popular guide readers can easily assemble the components in just a few
- hours. But this book is far more than just a construction manual. It also
- shows new home-built XT owners how to:
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- * Get the most out of their machines
- * Maximize the power of Windows and DOS
- * Maintain and troubleshoot a personal computer
- * Upgrade memory, motherboards, graphics, and more
- * Install printers, monitors, modems, fax boards,
- and other peripherals
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- Even if readers don't plan to build their own IBM compatibles, Pilgrim's
- easy-to-follow descriptions of the assembly process represent a complete
- course in microcomputer operation--ideal for anyone who wants to know how
- computer systems work.
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- About the Author:
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- Aubrey Pilgrim is a former Lockheed engineer who has built several of his
- own computer systems. He has twice been named to Micro rimes magazine's
- annual list of the 100 most influential people in the microcomputer
- industry. He is the author of Windcrest's Build Your Own 80486 PC and Save
- a Bundle, Build Your Own 80386 IBM Compatible and Save a Bundle, and
- Upgrade Your IBM Compatible and Save a Bundle.
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- Windcrest/McGraw-Hill Build Your Own IBM Compatible and Save a Bundle 2nd
- Edition; Order No. 3804 - Now Available - 264 pp., 60 illus., 7" x 10"
- Paper $19.95 ISBN 0-8306-3804-0
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- TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850
- 1-800-233-1128 -- Fax 717-794-2103
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