Home Applications and Games for the Commodore 64
Timothy P Banse
Home Applications and Games for the Commodore 64
Timothy P Banse
Do you have a Commodore 64 computer and want to run BASIC programs?Do you wish you had a book full of a wide variety of Commodore BASIC programs?Home Applications and Games for the Commodore 64 not only provides a library of exciting programs, but its side-by-side notes also explain how Commodore BASIC works. Simply put, this book will help you learn BASIC programming. Further, some aficionados claim that learning programming re-orders your mind by making you think more logically.
It is an appropriate book for Novice and experts alike. Even someone who has never programmed a single line of BASIC code will find multiple streets of joy within this book’s pages. Some of the programs are bare-bones simple. Others take advantage of Commodore BASIC’s sophisticated colour graphics and sound. Keep in mind that the Commodore 64/128, and the VIC-20 were both famous for their colourful, sound-arific games!
Each Commodore BASIC program is introduced with background information: A line-by-line explanation of how the program works, plus string and numeric variable tables spell out what each variable stands for. Just type in the program using your Commodore keyboard and run the programs as is.
The panoply of game and utility Programs include:
Checkbook Balancer
Budget Power
Number Averaging
Calorie Counter
Blood Alcohol Test
Crypto System
Medical History
Electronic Postage Meter
Car Ownership Cost
Trip Cost Calculator
Meal Planner
Utility Audit
Heat Loss Cost Analysis
Bulk Purchase Tabulator
Smart Typewriter-Dumb Word Processor
Carpool Worksheet
Typing Tutor
Home Inventory Log
Tax Deduction Recorder
Jogger’s Logbook
Credit Card Manager Ghost Town Vampire Girls
Beowulf V. Grendel
Jet Jockey
Bridge Buster
.44 Magnum Russian Roulette
Oracle at Delphi
I-Ching Coin Toss
Adventure Dice Cast
R Is for Red
Music Composer.
The author has published several books on BASIC programming and served as an editor on a major computer magazine.
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