Computing Books published by First Publishing Ltd.
The following is a list of Computing Books published by First Publishing Ltd. 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 5 Computing Books published by First Publishing Ltd. in our collection :
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Date: 1986
GEM on the Atari ST
Digital Research (DRI) created the Graphical Environment Manager as an add-on program for personal computers. GEM was developed to work with existing CP/M and MS-DOS operating systems on business computers such as IBM-compatibles. It was developed from DRI software, known as GSX, designed by a former PARC employee. The similarity to the Macintosh desktop led to a copyright lawsuit from Apple Computer, and a settlement which involved some changes to GEM. This was to be the first of a series of 'look and feel' lawsuits related to GUI design in the 1980s.
GEM received widespread use in the consumer market from 1985, when it was made the default user interface built in to the TOS operating system of the Atari ST line of personal computers. It was also bundled by other computer manufacturers and distributors, such as Amstrad. Later, it was distributed with the best-sold Digital Research version of DOS for IBM PC compatibles, the DR-DOS 6.0. The GEM desktop faded from the market with the withdrawal of the Atari ST line in 1992 and with the popularity of the Microsoft Windows 3.0 in the PC front by the same years.
Publisher: First Publishing Ltd.
Author: Norbert Szczepanowski and Bernd Gunther
Platform: Atari ST
Date: October 1984
Idea Book Commodore 64
Publisher: First Publishing Ltd.
Author: Ranier Bartel
Platform: Commodore 64
Date: 1986
The Anatomy of the Atari ST
Atari ST Internals: The authoritative insider's guide
Publisher: First Publishing Ltd.
Author: K. Gerits, L. Englisch, R. Bruckmann
Platform: Atari ST
Date: 1985
The First Atari ST Book
Presenting the Atari ST
Publisher: First Publishing Ltd.
Author: L. English and J. Walkowiak
Platform: Atari ST
Date: 1986
Tricks and Tips for the C-128
Tricks and Tips for the C 128 is a tremendous treasure trove of programming techniques and 'tricks' for every C-128 owner. This book not only contains plenty of example programs, but also explains in a simple to understand manner the operation and programming of the computer.
Publisher: First Publishing Ltd.
Author: Tobias Weltner, Ralf Horbnig and Jens Trapp
Platform: Commodore 128
