The Dark Crystal (Apple II)

The marketing given this program leads you to expect that you'll be almost living the story when playing it. But sadly, only the words and the pictures are similar to the big screen version.

Wizard War (Dragon 32)

An excellent and original game, and shows that the Dragon's high-resolution graphics can be used to good effect.

St. George And The Dragons (Dragon 32)

A good attempt at something different, and not bad at the price, but overall I feel it is a wasted chance.

The Vic 20 For Children (Commodore Vic 20)

A clear step-by-step guide to get the beginner through the early stages of programming: a number of well thought-out programs designed to be informative and fun; and two adventure-style simulations which could form the basis for a work project.

Load And Go With Your Dragon (Dragon 32)

For the beginner, a fun way to learn about the Dragon. For the more adventurous, some programs in this book could be tedious.

Unix - The Book (European Machines)

Not only is Unix - The Book useful, it's fun to read too, and this is a rare thing in a technical book of any kind.

The Sinclair Spectrum In Focus (Spectrum 48K)

If you want to use your Spectrum as an introduction to programming, this would be a useful addition to your library.

Go Forth: Beyond Basic

Start Up With FIG-Forth

Forth Users Assemble

Changing Up To Forth

Playing The Ace

Differences Between Ace Forth And Forth-79

A Second Orbit Around Jupiter's Ace

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