Information
If you've bought one of the new Acorn Electrons and you're a stranger to computing, then this book is the friend you need to hold your hand through a bewildering new world.
Start Programming With The Electron provides a gentle introduction to what your new micro can do. It takes a structured approach to programming techniques, and new terms are explained as they are introduced. There's also a handy glossy of terms at the end of each chapter.
Once you've mastered all the basic with this book you'll be in a better position to make good use of the mass of useful information in the User Guide.
Features include:
- problem solving
- sound
- graphics
- games
- using a 'turtle'
- arithmetic on the Electron
At the back are complete listings of the programs used in the book.
Have fun!
First Sentence
In this chapter we want you to learn how to write your very first computer program.