BASIC
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| − | [More to come a whole chunk of writing about books dealing with BASIC] | + | Almost every book transmitting information of BASIC at the time could be called educational — that is, they explained, illustrated, and provided code for applications that users could enter, test and alter. |
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| + | David H. Ahl's compilation, ''101 Basic Computer Games'', was first published in 1973 by the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It was not the first book of computer games, but it was the first to collect only games in BASIC. It contains a listing of games, a sample run of each game, and usually a short description of each of them. It also acknowledged each game's author(s) and described sources if the game had been transformed from a previously known game. | ||
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| + | The book’s preface makes a point of teasing out the educational value of games, the need for “unguided learning,” especially if one considers the value of creating games, not just playing them. The games in this book were submitted for compilation by many authors. | ||
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'''MANUALS''' | '''MANUALS''' | ||
