Richard Ashbery

Mathematics in BBC BASIC on RISC OS

May 21, 2019

Introduction

“Essential Maths” was a book covering the programming of mathematics concepts like Trigonometry. The book was published thirty five years ago for owners of the BBC and Electron computers – remember those? The writer, Czes Kosniowski, wouldn’t be surprised to know that the principles are as relevant today as they were when he wrote it. Did you know for instance that in a ‘prime sequence’ the only even number is two?

Review: 55 BBC Micro Books on CD ROM

May 20, 2018

Introduction

55 BBC Micro Books - compiled by Drag 'n Drop onto one CD ROM — 55 BBC Micro Books – compiled by Drag ‘n Drop onto one CD ROM

Christopher Dewhurst, the Drag ‘n Drop Publications editor, has released an excellent compilation of 55 BBC Micro Books, all together on one CD ROM.

For any RISC OS user who wants to have a go at BASIC programming these are an essential buy. Although biased towards the BBC Micro, quite a few of the programs will run on current RISC OS machines, or can be edited to do so quite simply. Some of the subjects covered in the books and programs are: Continue reading “Review: 55 BBC Micro Books on CD ROM”