He also did this BASIC cover, which I still have:pic.twitter.com/RTnO9j3hgY
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I suspect that book taught more people computer programming than any other. I also suspect it contributed more to our current GDP than any other book published in the 80s.
They say your first love is the one you never forget.pic.twitter.com/IgSBkCu14c
But...but what about the C64 geniepic.twitter.com/ASoQfJ182f
why is a space genie coming out of a c64
what did you think was in there
For some reason I kept thinking there was parallax scrolling going on in this image. Had to look at it 3 or 4 times to convince myself it wasn't.
Apparently it's called Floating CIty http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJohnHarris-Prints-2-2064.html … It was also used on the cover of "Orbital Resonance" by John Barnes.
@jimfinnis one for you?
My first computer, and that was a wonderful manual, exceptionally clear, loaded with examples. Cool cover too!
These have no right to be this cool
I still have that book, happy days when coding was fun.
Remember it well. A good, chunky, spiral bound thing. No chance of creating anything like that on the machine itself, of course.
I had this! I wonder if it's still knocking around in storage somewhere,
That's glorious!
That's gnarly! For a time when computer graphics were primitive it would've been inspiring.
i find it beautiful and, yes, inspiring
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