What Every Kid and Adult Should Know about ComputersAn introduction to the world of computers, describing what they do, how to program, where to get more information, and interesting sidelights. |
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... Commodore Model 16 computer You can buy a Commodore Plus / 4 or Model 16 ( or a used Commodore 64 or PET ) for a lot less than an Apple II , but you may wish you hadn't . The Commodore disk drive takes an incredibly long time to load a ...
... Commodore Model 16 computer You can buy a Commodore Plus / 4 or Model 16 ( or a used Commodore 64 or PET ) for a lot less than an Apple II , but you may wish you hadn't . The Commodore disk drive takes an incredibly long time to load a ...
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... Commodore ) , people who spend less than $ 300 on a computer end up being terribly frustrated ( he's talking about $ 300 just for the computer , that is- without a disk drive or anything else ) . What it comes down to is this : If a ...
... Commodore ) , people who spend less than $ 300 on a computer end up being terribly frustrated ( he's talking about $ 300 just for the computer , that is- without a disk drive or anything else ) . What it comes down to is this : If a ...
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... Commodore 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester PA 19380 215 / 431-9100 Commodore Model 16 Commodore Pet Commodore Plus / 4 Commodore 64 Computer Colorworks 3030 Bridgeway Sausalito CA 94965 415 / 331-3022 Flying Colors Consumer Reports 256 ...
... Commodore 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester PA 19380 215 / 431-9100 Commodore Model 16 Commodore Pet Commodore Plus / 4 Commodore 64 Computer Colorworks 3030 Bridgeway Sausalito CA 94965 415 / 331-3022 Flying Colors Consumer Reports 256 ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
What Computers Do and Why Theres Any Point Learning about Them | 3 |
How Computers Work | 23 |
Copyright | |
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actually APPLE COMPUTER Apple II Apple IIc arrow keys Atari basic better binary numbers called Chapter chips color Commodore Commodore Plus/4 COURTESY OF APPLE dictionary disk drive document draw electronic example Flight Simulator Flight Simulator II floppy flying gives gram graphics program home computers Homeword icon INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES joystick Kaypro keyboard kids kind Koala Pad KoalaPainter Learning Company learning programs Logo look main menu memory misspelled move the cursor notes package Pak Jana picture Pinball Construction Set play pound of brain pounds of body pretty Print puter reference card Robot Odyssey Robotropolis Rocky's Boots ROTE RONG screen Simpolicon Sir-Tech Software Publishing song Songwriter Speller Spellicopter spelling checker talk teach teachers tell the computer there's things user group ware word processing write Zork