Book, 101 BASIC Computer Games
date: label: date made
content: 1974
name: label: maker
content: Digital Equipment Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: This illustrated paperback book is the second printing (April, 1974) of a compilation of computer games written in the programming language BASIC. David H. Ahl, an electrical engineer and educator working in the R & D division of Digital Equipment Company compiled it. The book is arranged alphabetically by name of game. For each game, the book gives a general description, the name and address of the author, a printout of a program listing, and a printout of a sample run. Ahl also commented on computer systems suited to running some games - these usually were DEC systems.
label: Description
content: This version of 101 Basic Computer Cames was published by DEC. Ahl left the company in late 1974 to join A. T. & T. as education marketing director. At the same time, he launched the magazine Creative Computing. A later edition of the book, designed for microcomputer users, would sell widely.
label: Description
content: Reference: John J. Anderson, "Dave Tells Ahl - The History of Creative Computing," <I>Creative Computing</I>, 10 #11, November, 1984, pp. 67-68, 70, 72, 74.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Maynard
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of David A. Studebaker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3067.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3067
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3067.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.8 cm x 22 cm x 28 cm; 23/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 11 1/32 in