The Beginner's Computer Handbook
by Judy Tatchell · first published 1984
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"The Beginner's Computer Handbook - Understanding & Programming The Micro" by Judy Tatchell and Bill Bennett http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2004/06/the-beginners-comp... I crafted my first computer from cardboard :) and learned to…
on “Ask HN: What book impacted your life the most and how?” ↗I picked the basics of programming and how computers work with a book called "The Beginner's Computer Handbook - Understanding & Programming The Micro". Actually this book was the reason I became a programmer. I was 8 years old when received it as present on birthday from my dad. I could not find a link to the…
on “The Book That Every Programmer Should Read” ↗…a computer to do something. I didn't really use it that much and I had no concept of computer programming was. By the age of 11, I discovered something at my local library, reading a book called "The Beginner's Computer Handbook - Understanding & Programming The Micro". My eyes lit up because of the fact that anyone can create a space shooter game. I was noob back then. I didn't know what a compiler/interpreter was so I thought…
Yeah, it doesn't appear until page 26 of The Beginner's computer handbook https://archive.org/details/beginnerscompute0000unse/page/26... Or page 10 of Inside the Chip, illustrated with Tron cycles https://archive.org/details/insidechip00hele/page/10/mode/2u... It's on…
on “Show HN: A storybook designed to teach kids about how computers work” ↗