BASIC
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1. According to Wikipedia, Bob Albrecht's ''What To Do After You Hit Return, or P.C.C.’s first book of Computer Games'' was first published in 1975 by People's Computer Company. It was handed off to a series of other publishing entities and underwent many printings. Hayden began printing it in 1977; its 5th printing in 1979 was still printed inexpensively on newsprint paper. | 1. According to Wikipedia, Bob Albrecht's ''What To Do After You Hit Return, or P.C.C.’s first book of Computer Games'' was first published in 1975 by People's Computer Company. It was handed off to a series of other publishing entities and underwent many printings. Hayden began printing it in 1977; its 5th printing in 1979 was still printed inexpensively on newsprint paper. | ||
| − | 2. Given the growing popularity of BASIC and computers among hobbyists, it is not surprising to see other, even simpler presentations of BASIC in other books. One of them is ''The Little Book of BASIC Style. How to write a program you can read'' was written by John M. Nevison (and self-published by John M. Nevison Associates) and seeks to echo the simplicity of the ''Elements of Style'' by E. B. White, whom the author invokes in his Preface. Another is ''Programming for Poets. A Gentle Introduction Using BASIC'' written by Richard Conway and James Archer and published in 1979 by Winthrop Publishers of Cambridge, MA. | + | 2. Given the growing popularity of BASIC and computers among hobbyists, it is not surprising to see other, even simpler presentations of BASIC in other books. One of them is ''The Little Book of BASIC Style. How to write a program you can read'' was written by John M. Nevison (and self-published by John M. Nevison Associates, 1978) and seeks to echo the simplicity of the ''Elements of Style'' by E. B. White, whom the author invokes in his Preface. Another is ''Programming for Poets. A Gentle Introduction Using BASIC'' written by Richard Conway and James Archer and published in 1979 by Winthrop Publishers of Cambridge, MA. |
