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• The Secret Guide to Computers and Tricky Living (based on the 33rd edition, 2017), by Russ Walter (PDF files with commentary at sjpc.org)
• Practical Things to Do With a Microcomputer (London: Usborne, c1983), by Judy Tatchell and Nick Cutler, illust. by Graham Round, Mark Longworth, Martin Newton, Graham Smith, Jeremy Gower, and Sue Stitt (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• How Computers Work: Processor and Main Memory (c2009), by Roger Young (HTML, PDF, and Word at fastchip.net)
• Digital Deli: The Comprehensive, User-Lovable Menu of Computer Lore, Culture, Lifestyles and Fancy (1984), ed. by Steve Ditlea (HTML at atariarchives.org)

• A Bibliography of the Personal Computer (first edition; London, ON: Allan Publishing, c2006), by Roy A. Allan
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • PDF in Canada

• Whole Earth Software Catalog for 1986 (1985), ed. by Stewart Brand (page images at wholeearth.info)
• Whole Earth Software Catalog (1984), ed. by Stewart Brand (page images at wholeearth.inco)

• Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations, by National Research Council Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications (page images with commentary at NAP)

• A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology, by Roy A. Allan (PDF files at nlc-bnc.ca)

• Computer Fun (London: Usborne Publishing, c1984), by Gaby Waters, contrib. by Paul Shreeve, illust. by Graham Round (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Computer Battlegames (London: Usborne Pub., c1982), by D. Isaaman and Jenny Tyler, contrib. by Bob Merry, illust. by Rex Archer, Jim Bamber, Tony Baskeyfield, Martin Newton, and Graham Round (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Computer Spacegames (London: Usborne Pub., c1982), by D. Isaaman and Jenny Tyler, contrib. by Bob Merry, illust. by Martin Newton, Tony Baskeyfield, Graham Round, Jim Bamber, Mark Duffin, and John Bolton (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Computer Spy Games (London: Usborne Pub., c1984), by Jenny Tyler and Chris Oxlade, contrib. by Adrian Hall, illust. by Sue Walliker, Rob McCaig, and Martin Newton (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Fantasy Games (London: Usborne Pub., c1984), by Les Howarth and Cheryl Evans, ed. by Jenny Tyler and Chris Oxlade, illust. by Chris Riddell, Patrick Lynch, Rob McCaig, Simon Roulstone, and Martin Newton (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Island of Secrets (London: Usborne Pub., 1984), by Jenny Tyler and Les Howarth, illust. by Patrick Lynch (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• The Mystery of Silver Mountain (London: Usborne Publishing, 1984), by Chris Oxlade and Judy Tatchell, contrib. by Graham Round, illust. by Chris Riddell and Mark Duffin (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Simple Basic (London: Usborne Publishing, 1984), by Gaby Waters, contrib. by Paul Shreeve, illust. by Graham Round (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Weird Computer Games (London: Usborne Pub., c1984), by Jenny Tyler and Chris Oxlade, contrib. by Les Howarth and Adrian Hall, illust. by Rob McCaig, Sue Walliker, Martin Newton, and Graham Smith (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Adventure Programs (London: Usborne Publishing, c1983), by Jenny Tyler and Les Howarth, contrib. by Roger Priddy and Chris Oxlade, illust. by Penny Simon, Rob McCaig, and Mark Longworth (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Creepy Computer Games (London: Usborne Pub., c1983), ed. by Jenny Tyler and Chris Oxlade, illust. by Rob McCaig (PDF at Usborne and Google)

• The Hand-Me-Down PC (online edition), by Morris Rosenthal (HTML at daileyint.com)

• MicroTimes (partial serial archives)
• Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter (selected issues, 1975-1977), by Homebrew Computer Club (partial serial archives)
• Maximum PC (partial serial archives)

• NeXTWORLD (full serial archives)

• Game Developer (digital magazine content and code archive, 1994-2013) (full serial archives)
• Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter (selected issues, 1975-1977), by Homebrew Computer Club (partial serial archives)

• Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (c1997), by Michael Abrash (PDF files at gamedev.net)
• Programming Tricks and Skills (London: Usborne Pub., c1984), by Lisa Watts and Les Howarth, illust. by Naomi Reed (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• The Second Book of Machine Language (1984), by Richard Mansfield (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Machine Language for Beginners: Machine Language Programming for BASIC Language Programmers (1983), by Richard Mansfield (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Usborne Introduction to Machine Code for Beginners (London: Usborne Pub., c1983), by Lisa Watts and Mike Wharton, illust. by Naomi Reed and Graham Round (PDF at Usborne and Google)
• Big Computer Games (1984), ed. by David H. Ahl (HTML and page images at atariarchives.org)
• More BASIC Computer Games (1979), ed. by David H. Ahl (HTML and page images at atariarchives.org)
• BASIC Computer Games (1978), ed. by David H. Ahl (HTML and page images at atariarchives.org)

• AppleScript Language Guide (revised for OS X 10.5), by Apple Computer, Inc. (HTML at Apple)
• AppleScript Scripting Additions Guide: English Dialect, by Apple Computer, Inc. (PDF at Apple)

• Mapping the Atari (revised edition, 1985), by Ian Chadwick (HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Assembly Language Programming for the Atari Computers (1984), by Mark Chasin (HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Atari Graphics and Arcade Game Design (c1984), by Jeffrey Stanton and Dan Pinal (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Master Memory Map for the Atari (1984), by Craig Patchett and Robin Sherer (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Compute!'s Second Book of Atari (1982) (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Inside Atari DOS (1982), by Bill Wilkinson (HTML at atariarchives.org)
• SpeedScript: The Word Processor for Atari Computers (1985), by Charles Brannon (HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Atari Player-Missile Graphics in BASIC (1984), by Philip C. Seyer (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)

• The Hand-Me-Down PC (online edition), by Morris Rosenthal (HTML at daileyint.com)

• Flying Flight Simulator: Sky-High Adventure with the Macintosh, Amiga, and Atari ST (1987), by Charles Gulick (illustrated HTML at flightsimbooks.com)

• Apple-1 Operation Manual (ca. 1976), by Apple Computer, Inc. (PDF at computerhistory.org)

• The Best of Antic (only volume published; 1983), ed. by James Capparell and Robert DeWitt (HTML at atarimagazines.com)
• Compute!'s First Book of Atari (Greensboro, NC: COMPUTE! Books, c1981) (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)
• Electronic Computer Projects for Commodore and Atari Personal Computers (1986), by Soori Sivakumaran (illustrated HTML at atariarchives.org)

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