Re: help location a BASIC programming manual textbook

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"BASIC" <BASIC@noemail.nonet> wrote in message BASIC-1206070241560001@s01060005020715c5.wp.shawcable.net">news:BASIC-1206070241560001@s01060005020715c5.wp.shawcable.net...
: Back around 1985/1986, the junior high I attended here in Manitoba, Canada
: has a BASIC programming textbook which was pretty good as far as an
: introduction to the BASIC programming language.
:
: It was a large softcover textbook, glossy dark grey/black in appearance
: with a graph paper type print graphic "background" (on the front at
: least), possibly about an inch thick. I vaguely remember the word BASIC
: prominently printed in large letters on the front cover, probably in
: fairly large typeface/font, the word BASIC in various
: colors....perhaps.....
:
: The text was obviously about programming in microcomputer BASIC, aimed at
: multi-platforms, including the Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore, Atari, etc.
:
: The pages inside were white, with black text (with programming examples
: printed in the typeface/font that looked very "computery", for lack of a
: better description. I also remember some green on the pages, usually for
: highlighting certain areas of the page and such.
:
: Does anyone know anything about this textbook? I for the life of me cannot
: remember the publisher/the name of the author(s), nor the exact title of
: the book, nor the ISBN number.  I think it may have been called "BASIC" or
: maybe "Beginners BASIC" or something like that.
:
: I would very much like to locate this textbook and obtain one.
:
: Our junior high used the textbook to teach us BASIC programming on the
: TRS-80 Model III and Apple //e.
:
: I even remember "borrowing" the book between Grade 9 and Grade 10 (in
: 1986) during summer vaction, without permission from the school (as sad as
: this sounds, I smuggled this textbook out of the school for a few months),
: so that I could advance my programming skills on my Commodore VIC-20 and
: Tandy Color Computer. I did return the textbook at the start of the school
: year after summer vacation......though I wished I had kept it, since
: nobody seemed to notice that it was ever gone.
:
: Any clues? Anybody ever see/use this textbook?

Here is an interesting BASIC reference. It is
mostly math oriented, but it'll get you started.

https://www.garberstreet.com/Apple2/Docs/BASIC_Oct64.pdf

William Garber
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