From back cover:Enter the exciting world of home computing, with the easiest, most readable computer book you've ever seen.This newly revised and updated edition of the Easy-to-Understand Guide to Home Computers is your complete source for personal computer buying information. It cuts through the tech-talk to tell you clearly — in plain English — what computers are, how they work, and why they're so amazingly useful.This informative guide tells you about the many ways you can use a computer as a tool — to plan your budge, analyze investments, type letters, keep records, play games, teach the kids, and much more.The Easy-to-Understand Guide to Home Computers gives you the information you need to get started. You'll learn about computer equipment and programs, basic computer terms, even simple programming. A buying guide compares the most popular home computers on the market. This book will help you decide what your computer needs are and which computer system best fits your needs.Join the computer age today — with the Easy-to-Understand Guide to Home Computers.1984, Publications International Ltd.Writers: Forrest M. Mims, III, and Marc SternDesign: Jeff Hapner and Barbara ClemensCover graphics: Quicksilver Assoc. Inc.Illustrators: Clarence Moberg, Richard FloryPhoto credits: Apple Computer Inc.; Atari; Axiom Corp.; Coleco Industries, Inc.; Commodore Business Machines, Inc.; Epson America, Inc.; Hewlett-Packard; IBM Corp.; ID Systems Corp.; Intel Corp. jpp. 13, 86); Milliken Publishing Co.; NEC Home Electronics USA; Non-Linear Systems, Inc. (p. 60); Quasar; Spectra Video, Inc.; Tandy Corp./Radio Shack; Texas Instruments; Timex Computer Co.; Donna Preis and George Siede