The Usborne Young Scientist - Computers
Book: Paperback · English
Usborne Publishing Ltd · 1993 · Pound sterling 3.95
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- Lynn Ingliscredited
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- Your Sinclair #861993 · Overall5/5
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Your Sinclair #86Feb 1993 · p.105/5
Overall 5/5
The Usborne Young Scientist - Computers Usborne £3.95 Edited by Lynn Inglis Any book that includes a limerick writing program wins our smiley vote every time. This silly, fun to make but craftily educational device is typical of the book's approach. Other highlights include an adventure game where you pick words at random to complete questions, and a really neat explanation of the binary counting system complete examples to do on your fingers. Obviously with the number of topics covered (there's everything from the history of computers to a discussion of logic) the book doesn't go into any depth, but it's appetite-whetting stuff presented in a jolly but unpatronising manner. In fact, the only thing we didn't like about it was the usual 'hacker = criminal' association during a section on computer crime. (Big trouble for Jon North if it were true.)
Computers, eh? Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em (Er, I think you've gone wrong somewhere there. Ed) Oh... Computers, eh? Can't live without 'em.
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