Computing Books published by Fontana

The following is a list of Computing Books published by Fontana in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other books may have been published. If you have a book that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 9 Computing Books published by Fontana in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
A Beginner's Guide to Simple Programming First Steps with Your BBC Micro Date: 1984 A Beginner's Guide to Simple Programming First Steps with Your BBC Micro

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Carolyn Hughes
Platform: BBC Micro

Computer Programming for Beginners Date: 1984 Computer Programming for Beginners

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Robert Erskine
Platform: Programming

Elementary Pascal Date: 1983 Elementary Pascal

Teach Yourself Pascal by solving the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Henry Ledgard and Andrew Singer
Platform: None

First Steps with your Commodore 64 Date: 1985 First Steps with your Commodore 64

This book will take you, step by step, from your first tap at the keyboard to writing your own programs on the Commodore 64 computer.

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Carolyn Hughes
Platform: Commodore 64

Giant Book of Games for your Dragon Date: 1984 Giant Book of Games for your Dragon

Turn your Dragon 32 into an all-singing, all-dancing games machine! This giant collection of games programs will show you jsut how effective and exciting a computer your Dragon can be. Outstanding programs include:

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Tim Hartnell, Alan Blackman, Roger Bush and Robert Young
Platform: Dragon 32

Giant Book of Games for Your VIC 20 Date: 1984 Giant Book of Games for Your VIC 20

"This giant book will give you and your VIC 20 a great deal to do in the coming months. It contains more than thirty outstanding programs, from arcade action games to simulations and adventure ..."

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Tim Hartnell, Roger Bush, Robert Young
Platform: VIC-20

Giant Book of Spectrum Arcade Games Date: 1984 Giant Book of Spectrum Arcade Games

"Fifty incredible arcade programs are waiting to turn your Spectrum into the ultimate games machine. Programs include THE FORCE, MELON GOBBLER, TURBO RACER, POWERGRID, and ALIEN ATTACK."

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Tim Hartnell, Raymond Blake, Neil Pellinacci, Andrew Turner
Platform: Spectrum

Solving Business Problems by Computer Date: 1980 Solving Business Problems by Computer

"Is your small business investing in its first computer? Or your large business giving executives desk-top terminals? Or do you feel you should know more about how computers can affect the running of a business?

This cler and simple guide takes readers step by step through the way in which computers can help in day-to-day business decisions. The authors look at data flows in a typical business, at determining and meeting information needs, at the effects of computers on information needs, at programming computers and developing successful systems, and finally at the implications for employment, privacy and crime.

 

 

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Kate Behan and Diana Holmes
Platform: Business

Tim Hartnell's Giant Book of Computer Games Date: 1983 Tim Hartnell's Giant Book of Computer Games

More than 40 magnificent games for your computer are brought together in this bumper volume by one of the worlds bestselling computer authors.

Publisher: Fontana
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: PC

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