Elementary Basic , as Chronicled by John H. Watson (Learning to Program Your Computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes) - Hardcover
Synopsis
The “Analytical Engine,” the direct forebear of today’s computers, came into use at just about the time that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the first Sherlock Holmes story. Suppose, as the authors of this book do, that Sherlock Holmes solved his cases by feeding clues into the machine. This notion may startle detective story aficionados, but computer buffs will find that it provides a matchless teaching tool. In the new Sherlock Holmes stories presented here, the great detective enlists the aid of the Analytical Engine. As his computer programs sift through clues and unravel puzzles, Holmes instructs Dr. Watson, and the reader, in a way that illuminates the mysteries of computer programming. The book’s detailed examples and programs enable the reader to follow each problem on his own computer and to reach for himself Holmes’s often surprising conclusions.
Here is an entertaining, sure-fire, step-by-step primer on how to program your computer in Basic that proves that computer programming needn’t be a mystery.
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Elementary Basic: Learning To Program Your Computer In Basic With Sherlock Holmes
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Random House, 1982
ISBN 10: 0394524233
ISBN 13: 9780394524238
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 9780394524238. Hardback. First edition as stated on copyright page. Small stamp of house on top edge. Slight wear to corners and edges; slight dustsoiling to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning to edges; $20.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket; Very Good condition. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 4221721
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ELEMENTARY BASIC: Learning to Program Your Computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes
Published by
Random House, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0394524233
ISBN 13: 9780394524238
Used
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First Edition
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First edition. Uncommon first printing of this guide to the early programming language, aided and abetted by Sherlock Holmes and his uncanny grasp of algorithms. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter maroon cloth with terracotta boards and gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($20.00) pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Williams. 264, [4] pages. Book with trace shelfwear, moderate toning to jacket extremities, light bump at spine head. Near fine in very good plus jacket. Seller Inventory # 52460
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394524233I4N00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394524233I4N01