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elk1984

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Posted: 11:24pm 15 Mar 2021

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

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Posted: 11:52pm 15 Mar 2021

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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.

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Posted: 04:57am 16 Mar 2021

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W0W, neat find!

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Posted: 07:59am 16 Mar 2021

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Wow indeed :)

Well done Usborne.

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Posted: 09:45am 16 Mar 2021

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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.

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Posted: 11:33am 16 Mar 2021

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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).

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Posted: 02:56pm 16 Mar 2021

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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).

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Posted: 06:04am 17 Mar 2021

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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.

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romba6

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Posted: 10:17am 17 Mar 2021

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

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Posted: 07:50am 18 Mar 2021

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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

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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.

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Posted: 11:02pm 20 Mar 2021

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... and then debug the heck of misOCRed characters in a terse code. :)

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Posted: 12:13pm 21 Mar 2021

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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

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Posted: 03:58pm 21 Mar 2021

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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!

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Posted: 05:37pm 21 Mar 2021

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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.

Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs.

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