Description: First published in 1982, William Tang's Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner is generally considered to be the best introduction to 8-bit machine code programming ever written. With many great game writers crediting this as the book that got them started, there still is no better way to learn the language at the heart of the ZX Spectrum. * * * As the original publisher Melbourne House wrote: If you are frustrated by the limitations of BASIC and want to write faster, more powerful, space-saving programs or subroutines, Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner is the book for you. Even with no previous experience of computer languages, you will be able to discover the ease and power of the Spectrum's own language. Each chapter includes specific examples of machine language applications which can be demonstrated and used on your Spectrum as well as a self-test questionnaire. At the end of the book, all this is brought together in an entire machine language program - from design right through to the complete listing of an exciting, original arcade game. * * * Acorn Books is proud to present its Retro Reproduction Series, a collection of classic computing works from the 1980s and 90s, lovingly reproduced in the 21st century. From standards of programming reference no self-respecting microcomputer programmer would be without, to obscure works not found in print anywhere else, these modern reprints are perfect for any connoisseur of retro computing.
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EAN: 9781789822373
UPC: 9781789822373
ISBN: 9781789822373
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Brand: Acorn Books
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Name: Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner
Language: English
Publisher: Acorn Books
Item Height: 216 mm
Subject: Engineering & Technology, Computer Science
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 318 g
Subject Area: Multimedia
Author: William Tang
Item Width: 140 mm
Series: Retro Reproductions
Format: Paperback