waters@viking.DEC (Lester Waters) (12/06/84)
There is a book out titled A GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THE IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER by Bruce Presley. The book is well thought out for a beginner, starting with simple topics (like how to print something) and then moves to more advanced topics (like files). The progression is easy and it does not throw a lot of things at you in the beginning (or even later). The book is not 'cutesy' like many introductory texts. It has lots of good clear examples (I like examples!). I think you can find the book in most book stores (its an 8-1/2 x 11 with a black cover). The book also has homework problems (with solutions in the back) and covers a little bit of structured programming. I recommend it highly. - Lester - P.S. I believe that there are a couple other A GUIDE TO... books by Presley out for the Apple, TRS-80, and Commodore computers.