The Commodore 64 is by far the most exciting machine to be introduced for home/ office computer use in recent years. It simply bristles with advanced features. The Commodore 64 BASIC Programming book/software package is carefully designed to enable you to take full advantage of this amazing machine.

What do you need to know to read and understand this book? Nothing! It is written for the absolute beginner and the early chapters have been well tried and tested-{)n beginners. What will you know when you've read the book? Well, that depends on you! If you persevere, you will have used one of the most advanced home/office microcomputers on the market and will have come to grips with its most advanced features.

This book will nurse you through the early stages of BASIC and, by Chapter 2, you will be writing your first program-a number guessing game. Even though this is carefully explained step by step, your Dr. Watson package includes a safety net-a computer-aided learning program. This program complements the book and provides even more explanation of the important fundamental commands introduced in the early chapters. As you progress, the pace will quicken imperceptibly and you should soon become adept at picking up the new commands. Each of these commands is introduced with an explanation followed by a short teaching program that shows it in action. Before long it is seen playing its part in one of the many games and utilities developed in the book.