Introduction

Release the power of the Colour Genie!

The Colour Genie takes you from your very first steps in computing right up to serious program applications. It's a micro that everyone can use and the Full Microsoft BASIC Extended included enables you to write your own programs quickly and easily. Its full size typewriter keyboard and optional joysticks with numeric pads give you powerful design tools for high resolution graphics. The sound synthesis used is the same as that in electronic music organs and gives you great sound and music facilities.

This book has been specifically written for you, the beginner, and assumes no previous knowledge of computing. It covers the Basic (the programming language used) of the Colour Genie, including the use of the excellent colour graphics and superb sound instructions, as well as the very comprehensive set of data filing/handling instructions. A whole host of programs are illustrated for you to enjoy as you become more proficient and able! You are shown how to write your own programs so that you are soon in full command of this powerful machine.

The Author

Ian Sinclair is a well known contributor to journals such as Personal Computing World, Computing Today, Electronics and Computing Monthly, Hobby Electronics and Electronics Today International. He was written over forty books on electronics and computing aimed mainly at the beginner.

First Sentence

Among the many computers that compete in its price class, the Colour Genie stands out by its ancestry, its careful use of memory, and by its quite outstandingly good sound system.