May be a bit BASIC

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elk1984

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Posted: 11:24pm 15 Mar 2021      

https://usborne.com/gb/books/computer-and-coding-books
Edited 2021-03-16 16:51 by lew247
Nimue

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Posted: 11:52pm 15 Mar 2021      

  elk1984 said  https://usborne.com/gb/books/computer-and-coding-books


A great share - grabbing the pdfs for "safe" keeping - the copyright license is very generous "adaptations" allowed for non commercial.

Nim
Cyber

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Posted: 04:57am 16 Mar 2021      

W0W, neat find!
JohnS
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Posted: 07:59am 16 Mar 2021      

Wow indeed :)

Well done Usborne.

John
thwill

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Posted: 09:45am 16 Mar 2021      

Yes, kudos to Usbourne.

I first learnt to write Text Adventures with their "Write Your Own Adventure Games For Your Microcomputer" title.

They've been available there for download for a while, I just assumed people knew.

Best wishes,

Tom
Volhout
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Posted: 11:33am 16 Mar 2021      

Nice find. I also made copies of the pdf's. Good memories about that time.

If someone has it, I am still looking for a copy of the book that shows math and physics problems and their associated basic programs for solving or simulation.
Saw it on a 8 bit guy video, and remember we had something like that at school (maybe not the same).

Volhout
CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 02:56pm 16 Mar 2021      

  Volhout said  Nice find. I also made copies of the pdf's. Good memories about that time.

If someone has it, I am still looking for a copy of the book that shows math and physics problems and their associated basic programs for solving or simulation.
Saw it on a 8 bit guy video, and remember we had something like that at school (maybe not the same).

Volhout


BASIC Programs for Scientists and Engineers?
TassyJim

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Posted: 06:04am 17 Mar 2021      

  Volhout said  
If someone has it, I am still looking for a copy of the book that shows math and physics problems and their associated basic programs for solving or simulation.
Volhout


QuickBasic programming for scientists and engineers by Joseph H Noggle.

Available from ABE books:
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&an=noggle&tn=QuickBasic+programming+for+scientists+and+engineers&kn=&isbn=

No, my copy is not for sale.

Jim
romba6

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Posted: 10:17am 17 Mar 2021      

More BASIC nostalgia !!!
http://69.60.118.202/generic/generic-books-basic.htm
Cyber

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Posted: 07:50am 18 Mar 2021      

Man, so many nostalgic stuff! It's difficult to obtain hard copies of these...
Maybe I'll print some of them, and dive into nostalgia of typing in some BASIC programs.
I can make them spiral bound which will simplifiy typing in a lot.
Paul_L
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Posted: 01:28am 20 Mar 2021      

Typing printed program listings is really old school.

Try sending the PDF through an online pdf>doc conversion website, or scan the printed listing through OCR software.

Paul in NY
Rado
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Posted: 11:02pm 20 Mar 2021      

... and then debug the heck of misOCRed characters in a terse code. :)
zeitfest
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Posted: 12:13pm 21 Mar 2021      

The "Numerical recipes" books have a lot of code and algorithms, mainly C, C++, fortran etc but I think there was a Basic version.

etc
yock1960
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Posted: 03:58pm 21 Mar 2021      

  zeitfest said  The "Numerical recipes" books have a lot of code and algorithms, mainly C, C++, fortran etc but I think there was a Basic version.

etc


There is (a BASIC version) and I just ordered a used copy for $14 US delivered. A good way to exercise the grey matter....if nothing else!

Steve
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Posted: 05:37pm 21 Mar 2021      

  zeitfest said  The "Numerical recipes" books have a lot of code and algorithms, mainly C, C++, fortran etc but I think there was a Basic version.

etc

Darn it all! A fascinating reference like this gets posted and before I know it, half the morning is gone as I get lost down the rabbit hole.