This publication, although produced by the BBC, has no direct connection with either the BBC Micro or The Computer Programme. It simply attempts to introduce the 'computer shy' individual to the wide and diverse subject of computing, covering the ground in a relaxed, friendly fashion. The book doesn't introduce any radical new ideas and certainly cannot be regarded as a 'text' on computers, but then that isn't really its object.

The features which really make this book stand out are its excellent production and layout and the clever use of photographs, illustrations and cartoons to keep the reader both interested and amused. If the quality of the editorial content was to the same standard...