SuitabookLearning through practical computing
The book introduces how the Acorn Electron works and what it can do, using simple BASIC commands as an entry point.
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Meyer Solomon - Author
This is a gentle, hands-on guide to discovering an Acorn Electron. Its focus is understanding what the computer can do, trying simple BASIC commands, and learning through manageable activities with time to experiment.
*Duckworth Home Computing* **MY ELECTRON AND ME** Meyer Solomon Playing with a computer should be fun as well as instructive. The purpose of this book is to help both children and parents to understand how the Acorn Electron computer works and what it can do. The book adopts a simple, friendly style with emphasis on learning as fun. A major feature is the use of short, self-contained sections which encourage children and parents to work at a steady, unhurried pace. An hour a day with book and computer should enable a child to grasp the simple but powerful ideas behind programming. This is not a text for learning BASIC but rather a way to get to know the Acorn Electron using simple BASIC commands. Children as young as 6 or 7 should be able to understand the text and operated the computer with or without parental help. Meyer Solomon is a consultant with CBC Publications, involved with the production and evaluation of software packages. He has wide experience as a computer journalist and was a founding editor of Personal Computer World.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a gentle, hands-on guide to discovering an Acorn Electron. Its focus is understanding what the computer can do, trying simple BASIC commands, and learning through manageable activities with time to experiment.
The book introduces how the Acorn Electron works and what it can do, using simple BASIC commands as an entry point.
The book addresses both children and parents and allows for operating the computer with or without parental help.
The book is specifically about the Acorn Electron and uses simple BASIC commands rather than teaching BASIC comprehensively. Its usefulness therefore depends on having that computer and wanting an introductory, practical approach.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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