Computing Books written by Tim Hartnell

The following is a list of Computing Books written by Tim Hartnell 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 16 Computing Books written by Tim Hartnell in our collection :

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Date: 1983 30 Dynamic Games for the Aquarius

Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: Aquarius

Date: 1984 Exploring Artificial Intelligence on your BBC Micro

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: BBC Micro

Date: January 1985 Exploring Artificial Intelligence on Your Sinclair QL

You can now demonstrate Artificial Intelligence in action on your microcomputer. From programs which learn and reason, to those which will talk to you, obey you and advise you, this book will guide you into the fascinating world of AI - where science fact interacts with science fiction.

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: Sinclair QL

Date: 1985 Exploring Expert Systems on Your Microcomputer

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: Microcomputers

Date: June 1982 Getting Acquainted with Your Vic 20

Publisher: Interface
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: Vic-20

Date: October 1981 Getting Acquainted with your ZX81

Tim Hartnell's first book became a best-seller because it helped the newcomer to computing to explore his or her ZX80 and make the most effective use of it.

In this book GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ZX81 Tim does the same for the owner of a ZX81 (or new ROM ZX80). Whether you've never touched a computer before the ZX81, or you've had a lot of experience, you'll find much of value and interest in this small volume.

Publisher: Database Consultancy
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX81

Date: July 1983 Getting Started on Your Spectrum

Getting Started on Your ZX Spectrum

Publisher: Futura Publishing
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX Spectrum

Date: 1983 Giant Book of Spectrum Games

Contents

Arcade Action
Adventure
Space Games
Board Games
Card Games
Just For Fun
Games for Thinkers
Simulation

Appendices

Utility & Demonstration Programs
Games to Convert
Error Trapping
Glossary

Publisher: Fountain Books
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX Spectrum

Date: 1982 Let Your BBC Micro Teach you to Program

This book by best-selling author Tim Hartnell is the ideal companion for you if the BBC Microcomputer is your first computer. It takes you, step by simple step, through programming in BBC BASIC - with a number of worthwhile programs - and then goes further, giving you leads to develop and expand your programming skills in the coming months.

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: BBC Micro

Date: 1980 Making the Most of Your ZX80

This book tells you how to write and develop games programs for the ZX80, providing over 60 program listings in the process. But there is also a detailed explanation alongside each program which will teach you quite a bit about the ZX80, the BASIC language, and micro-computers in general.

Publisher: Computer Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX80

Date: 1984 QL Handbook

Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform:

Date: 1985 Replicating Reality: Exploring Computer Simulations

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: Spectrum+, BBC, C64, Amstrad, MSX

Date: April 1985 Spectrum+ LOGO

Logo-K for the Spectrum+ and Spectrum

Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX Spectrum

Date: 1982 The ZX Spectrum Explored

With colour, sound, up to 48K RAM and high-resolution graphics, the ZX Spectrum provides professional computing power for domestic educational and business use.

In this practical guide - with programs throughout - Tim Hartnell takes his readers from their first steps in programming to how the ZX Spectrum can be used as a tool at home, at work and for education. He looks at the use of sound, colour and 3D graphics, and shows how to write programs in BASIC, as well as how to use machine code on the ZX Spectrum.

Publisher: Sinclair Browne
Author: Tim Hartnell
Platform: ZX Spectrum

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

Date: 1984 Tim Hartnell's QL Games Compendium

Not only does it contain listings for more than 20 complete games, but the detailed instructions and ideas will help you develop your own games, and improve your programming as you do so. There is even a complete chapter to teach you how to create moving graphics games on the QL. The programs includ: