Jun 28, 2016 04:51 AM
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(Updated Jun 28, 2016 04:50 AM)
I picked this book in hopes it would satisfy some of my requirements for a class I am teaching at ITT Tech. Alas, I found this book not suitable for learning at any level. I found the book lacking in content and worst I found the book to use some very obvious cheap tricks.
The book is not 196 pages as stated but including every single page(including all blank pages) to be 192 pages. In reality it has only 118 pages of "content" until it goes into the Appendices.
The lack of meaningful content, large type face(I thought only grade school kids wrote in large letters to build bulk) on very few pages got me to investigate. I went to my personal library of Motorola literature and dusted off all my books pertaining to 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers. I then went to the Motorola site([.] then go from there) and looked up all related and pertinent reference material and found for FREE all I needed and then some. I don't like giving anyone a bad review, for the simple reason that it takes a tremendous commitment to write a book. Saying that, in all my years working in the industry and teaching technical classes this is the first time a book has made me angry. I sent it back. Write a 2nd edition and add real content and explanations that explain then you might have something. Also, please give Motorola credit where credit is due.
