The Book

The Working Dragon 32 is based on a collection of solid, sophisticated programs in areas such as data storage, finance, graphics, household management, education and games of skill.

Some of the more advanced programs include a Text Editor, which can perform many of the functions of a word processor, and a Music Editor, which will let you write long music programs without endlessly repeating similar routines.

Each of the programs is explained in detail, line by line. And each of the programs is built up out of general purpose subroutines and modules which, once understood, can form the basis of any other programs you need to write.

Advanced programming skills spring out of the discussion explaining each subroutine. The collection also leaves you with a wide range of practical applications programs which might otherwise only be available on cassette.

The Author

The author, David Lawrence, has also written The Working Spectrum and is a regular contributor to Popular Computing Weekly.

First Sentence

This book, and the series of which it forms a part, was undertaken to try and fill a huge gap.