Tom Rugg

Now that LibraryThing has free membership, which means unlimited book adding, I'm trying to figure out EVERY book I ever read, picked up in a library, owned, borrowed, and putting it on there.

BASIC "type-in programming" books have disappeared from libraries and bookstores decades ago. But I remember. Some of them - such as the Usborne series of BASIC books for kids - are now available for free online by the publisher, who still makes brightly colored factual children's books.

But this one, I fell out of my chair because I owned this book, typed EVERYTHING in, drew all over it, and haven't seen it since probably 1986 or so.… (plus d'informations)

Each chapter in this book presents a computer program written in Microsoft BASIC for the IBM Personal Computer. A 5.25" floppy disk containing all of the programs is packaged with the book.

Each chapter is made up of eight sections: (1) Purpose, (2) How To Use It, (3) Sample Run, (4) Program Listing, (5) Easy Changes, (6) Main Routines, (7) Main Variables, and (8) Suggested Projects.

The first four sections of each chapter tell the reader how to run the program. The last four sections provide hints and suggestions for tinkering with the program.… (plus d'informations)