ZX Computing


Delving Deeper Into Your Spectrum

Categories: Review: Book
Author: Patrick Cain
Publisher: Diwyn Jones
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in ZX Computing #10

Delving Deeper Into Your ZX Spectrum

Beyond Simple Basic: Delving Deeper Into Your ZX Spectrum is the full title of this new book by Dilwyn Jones. Dilwyn Jones is one of the notables of the Spectrum world, author of several books and regular contributor to the computer press, and well qualified to write such a book. Aimed at users who have mastered simple Basic and who wish to further develop their own programming, this book is crammed with useful tips and techniques that will enhance each program.

In just over 200 pages, the author has compiled a battery Spectrum do's and don'ts, can's and can'ts that will bring realism and professionalism to programs. From understanding the system's memory or screen output to screen tricks; each section is described and explained in a clear and friendly way. On completion, your own skills should have developed sufficiently to write your own arcade software. Just in case it hasn't, six programs are included to show how it ought to be done.

Published by Interface, as part of the series Success In The Fast Lane, Delving Deeper Into Your ZX Spectrum is a worthwhile addition to Dilwyn Jones titles. ISBN 0 907563 24 4.

Patrick Cain