Reviews

“Learn BASIC Now offers an easy entry into the fun and challenge of programming on your computer.”  -Bill Gates (Foreword to Learn BASIC Now)

“For anyone who wants to learn something about programming, it would be hard to find an easier or more cost-effective source than Learn BASIC Now.”  -R. L. Shannon, The New York Times

“There is a new book from Microsoft Press called Learn BASIC Now. The book was written by Michael Halvorson and David Rygmyr and is the best beginner’s level book I have seen.”  -Jim Pile, Contributing Editor, Personal Computer Magazine

“If you’ve got a job to do, BASIC remains one of your best choices, and this book takes the sting out of learning it. I only wish I’d had an intro half this good when I started programming.”  -Jerry Pournelle, Columnist and author

“This book and disk package is all you need to begin using the QuickBASIC interpreter.”  -Robert Albrecht, More DragonTown Library (The BASIC Teacher)

“For hobbyists, this is an unbeatable hands-on introduction to computer programming.”  -Computer Book Review

Products mentioned:
Learn BASIC Now, by Michael Halvorson and David Rygmyr, Foreword by Bill Gates (Microsoft Press, 1989). ISBN-13: 978-1556152405. 490 pages.

Learn BASIC for the Apple Macintosh Now, by Michael Halvorson and David Rygmyr, Foreword by Jerry Pournelle (Microsoft Press, 1990). ISBN-13: 978-1556153143. 479 pages.

Running MS-DOS QBasic, by Michael Halvorson and David Rygmyr (Microsoft Press, 1991). ISBN-13: 978-1556153402. 496 pages.

Microsoft Game Shop: Games and the QBasic Learning Environment (software package). Microsoft Corporation, 1990.