Learning To Use The ZX SpectrumThis beginner's guide really does begin at the beginning.  It assumes that you want to learn to use the ZX Spectrum in your work or leisure, not become a theorist in computing.  Learning To Use The ZX Spectrum provides a simple, down-to-earth, jargon-free introduction to the machine and its software.  Follow the text and illustrations and you will end up operating the ZX Spectrum and understanding its many capabilities.Many applications of the ZX Spectrum are described, including business, educational and hobby uses.  Additionally, a simple and direct introduction to programming the ZX Spectrum is given in a way which will help motivate the user to further investigation of the ZX Spectrum's capabilities.  The ZX Spectrum's ability to produce and draw pictures and diagrams is explored and explained, and programs for a large number of graphics applications are presented.This book will appeal to new ZX Spectrum owners, students in schools and colleges where ZX Spectrums are used, businessmen who wish to learn about how to use the ZX Spectrum and program it.  It will help those who are already learning to use the ZX Spectrum, but find their current manuals difficult to follow.  It also provides the 'would-be' purchaser of microcomputers with information on how the ZX Spectrum operates and performs, which will help him to assess whether the machine will suit his need.About the seriesThis series of books has been designed to provide potential users, established users, teachers, students and businessmen with standardised introductions to the use of popular microcomputers.  Extensive use has been made of photographs, diagrams and drawings to illustrate the text and make it easy to read and understand.As the layout and content of the books in the series are similar, each book may be used in conjunction with others for purposes of comparison of performance and capabilities.  The Learning to Use series is an inexpensive way of checking that the would-be purchasers' provisional choice of machine is the correct one.The series is open-ended and will cover new models of microcomputers as they appear on the market.Other titles in the seriesLearning to Use the PET ComputerLearning to Use the BBC MicrocomputerLearning to Use the VIC-20 ComputerLearning to Use the ZX81 ComputerISBN 0 566 03481 6