Capital Radio's Book of Computers & Simple Programming

Sinclair User

Theodora Wood

BOOKS FOR BEGINNERS Capital Radio's Book of Computers and Simple Programming Publisher: Interface Publications Price: £3.95 Spectrum Data Log Publisher: Collins Price: £2.00 Kelly Temple is presenter of XYZ On Air for Capital Radio, a programme dedicated to computers. He admits he is a beginner and his book, Capital Radio's Book of Computers and Simple Programming is aimed at beginners and is non-machine specific. Twenty five pages are devoted to details of home computers. The main bulk concentrates on all the familiar features of Basic. There is nothing to recommend the book to owners of the Spectrum User Guide. The Spectrum Data Log is a workbook intended for beginners, but tackles the subject in a different way. As captain of the Starship Questar the reader is led through a series of exercises covering the main commands in Spectrum Basic. You are encouraged to write out the programs in the workbook in the spaces provided and design the graphics on the squared spaces provided. Spectrum Data Log is an interesting approach for young beginners.

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Another milestone (don't you mean millstone? Ed) in home computing is reached this month - a book with a title more complex than its subject matter, Capital Radio's Book of Computers and Simple Programming. And it would have to be simple because it's written by none other than Troubleshootin' Pete. Course he did have a little help from our own Roger Munford and Capital Radio DJ, Kelly Temple. (OK, so don't think I'm in a huff 'cos I wasn't asked. Ed) ( What do you know about computers anyway? Troubleshootin' Pete) Published by Interface for the exorbitant sum of £3.95, you'll find copies in most grotty bookshops. Still, it'll probably be remaindered shortly and you can buy two and start pressing flowers.