Without Me You’re Nothing: The Essential Guide to Home Computers

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Introduction to the home computers, with background information on the history of the industry, different machines and their uses in the home, a buyer's guide, and logical approaches to simple programming - Precede 1. What's Happening 2. You Can Do Wonderful Things 3. Meet Your New Machine 4. Intelligence 5. What's Your Name, Funny Machine? 6. Inside Information 7. History Without Hysteria 8. The Gadget World 9. The Logical Crutch 10. Let's Get Organized 11. The Rolls Royce 12. The Computer Two-Step 13. Buyer's Guide I -- Gut Questions Too -- Getting To Know You -- Designed For Each Other -- Small Investment - Big Return -- Program For The Players -- Finding It A Home -- Uses 14. Computers Are Not Oracles 15. Buyer's Guide II -- Wares -- Welcome Home 16. Soloing 11. Review Time 18. Computertalk Spoken Here 19. Let's Talk About Programming 20. Telling It Who's Boss 21. A Basic Vocabulary 22. Getting Down To Basic 23. A Structure For People 24. PROGRAMAP 25. Writing Up A Storm 26. PS - Appendix A: The Biomachine - Appendix B: Computers Are Not People - Appendix C: PROGRAMAP Dictionary - Appendix D: Computer Magazines - Appendix E: Microcomputer Accessories And Manufacturers - Appendix F: Car Maintenance PROGRAMAP - Appendix G: Car Maintenance Program - Appendix H: Mortgage Hill - Appendix L: Mortgage Payment Program - Appendix J: Glossary