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Getting Down To BASIC

Ian McNaught-Davis describes the three programming structures out of which any computer program can be written, and then writes a simple program which could be used to help children practise their maths skills. (1983)

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Sun 21 Oct 198409:35
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PresenterIan McNaught-Davis
PresenterCatherine Robins
DirectorMike Cocker
ProducerDavid Allen

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