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News Usborne releases classic kids' computing books

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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  2. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Pretty sure i had some of those as a kid...

    Typing in pages and pages of code for what was essentially a short and pretty crap text adventure that you played for a fraction of the time spent typing it all in...
     
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  3. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    I had Computer Fun (the one in the article image). Fond memories...
     
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  4. The Infamous Mr D

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    Oh wow, these are a blast from the past. I had the Introduction to Computer Programming & the Computer Spacegames books - reading them both again is an incredible nostalgia trip!
     
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  5. Gareth Halfacree

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    Ooh, Usborne has released a behind-the-scenes on the books' creation. Interesting!
     
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  6. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

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    Why is it every time i read the title i keep thinking what's the Chancellor of the Exchequer doing writing kids books on computing. :)
     
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