Trombetta wrote a book "BASIC for students using the IBM PC"
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > So somewhat OT - I've setup an 8 year old w/ an IBM PC XT w/ CGA. To say he > is less than impressed is understating things :). However, I am determined > that he will learn basic computer terminology, architecture, history (i.e. > how we got here) and at least get his feet wet with programming by learning > BASIC this summer. > > Apparently teaching is not my strong suite - while I can talk about a > larger > number of the above topics, especially at his level, organizing them in a > way to make sense is the problem. I was wondering if anyone could recommend > a good book that gets the basic stuff out of the way (what is the CPU, > memory, storage, etc. what are different the parts called, etc.) and maybe > another one that teaches an intro to BASIC written for a very young reader? > It would be nice if the book is in the PD or at least available as a PDF > that way he can read it on his Kindle. However, I am not averse to buying a > physical new (or used book) either. > > Thanks. > > -Ali > > > > -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>
