The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 2

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The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 2

Finally, a fantastic piece of computing history has been formatted for the Kindle.

The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 2 contains more than 150 articles
published in Creative Computing magazine in 1977. It contains an amazing collection of material of interest to technology historians, retrocomputing hobbyists, and programmers.

These articles were written at a time when home computers were only becoming reality for the first time, when electronic calculators were still an expensive novelty, and when computers were only beginning to be used in business.

Highlights include:

*Technology - Present and Future
Televisionism Manifesto No. 1 by Phil Smith
Videodiscs - The Ultimate Computer Input Device? by Alfred M. Bork
The $2.98 Computer Library by Arthur Luehrmann

*Languages and Programming Theory
Simulated Strategies of Game Playing by Dr. S. Reisman
The Computer "Glass Box" - Teaching with A Programming Language by Howard A. Peelle

*Artificial and Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Can Computers Think? by David H. Ahl
The Cosmic Subway Line by Isaac Asimov

*Literacy, Philosophy, Opinion
Computer Literacy Quiz
The Government Dinosaur by Charles Winn
The Magic Of Electronic Funds Transfer by David H. Ahl

*Computers in Education
Computing At The University of Texas
Computers In Secondary Schools-1975
Computer Fair by Wes Thomas
Tips for Buying a Pocket Calculator by Peter Weaver

*Resources
Compleat Computer Catalogue
Star Trek Lives! by David H. Ahl
MITS World Altair Computer Convention by Andrea Lewis, Robert Prati

*Programming Techniques
Heapsort by Geoffrey Chase
A Comparison of Sorts by John P. Grillo

*Computer Games
Learning with Computer Games by David H. Ahl
Wumpus 2 by Gregory Yob
War 3 by Mike Forman, M.E. Lyon, Brian West
Dr. Z
Condot by Chuck Lund, Peter Olivieri
LEM by Bill Cotter

*Hardware
Building a MITS Altair 8800
Odyssey Video Games by David H. Ahl
Hewlett-Packard HP-25 Calculator by James Blodgett
Hints on Buying a Used Teletype by David H. Ahl
Hewlett-Packard 9815A Programmable Calculator by David Ettel
Tektronix 4051 Graphics System by Stephen B. Gray

*Reviews
Reviews of 34 Books on BASIC
The Sun Never Sets On IBM: The Culture And Folklore Of IBM World Trade
The Assault on Privacy: Computers, Data Banks, and Dossiers
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Space: 1999

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Creative Computing Press
Manufacturer	Creative Computing Press
PublicationDate	1977-01-04
Publisher	Creative Computing Press
ReleaseDate	1977-01-04
Studio	Creative Computing Press

The Best of Creative Computing: Volume 2

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