Commodore the Inside Story contains David's personal stories and experiences gathered from over a decade at the company in senior positions all over the globe. It also gather insights from other senior management and engineering employees, suppliers and fans of this former giant of home computing. Commodore the Inside Story exposes the naked truth of how mostly through gross mismanagement Commodore went from being a $1 Billion company into bankruptcy.Forward by Trevor Dickinson - Co Founder of A-EON Technology Ltd. Chapters from the Author David J. Pleasance and many significant Commodore employees, including Dave Haynie, RJ Mical, Gail Wellington, Beth Richard, Dr. Peter Kittel, Wim Meulders and many more.

Lists thirty-three programs that involve mathematical puzzles, logic problems, anagrams, word games, mazes, card games, and codes

Here it is: the next big puzzle sensation, destined to join sudoku and kakuro as a bestselling blockbuster. Yubotu is the Japanese word for "U-Boat" or submarine, and this collection plays a variation on the traditional favorite known as Battleships. It's co-created by Peter Gordon and Mike Shenk, the team that first brought this type of puzzle to America. The object is to locate 10 ships in a fleet--four subs, three destroyers, two cruisers, and one battleship--all hidden in an "ocean" represented by the spaces in a grid. An introduction explains all the basics in detail, taking solvers through a sample puzzle, with the puzzles getting more difficult as you go along until they're absolutely brain-busting!

The latest collection of 50 original puzzles in the series that has won the devotion of crossword fans for generations. Spiral binding.

Attempts a Comparison of How Human's Solve Problems & How the Commodore 64 Might Be Programmed To Do So. Text Can Be of Interest to the Computer Science As Well As the Psychology Student

Sharpen your mind to beat the smartest brains in Britain with the original official GCHQ puzzle book Would GCHQ recruit you? Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's top secret intelligence and security organisation Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyber attack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find: - Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler With hundreds of stimulating puzzles, The GCHQ Puzzle Book is the perfect companion and will keep you occupied as you attempt to beat the smartest brains in Britain. GOOD LUCK! 'Fiendish . . . as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling' Guardian 'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph Looking for more ways to test yourself? The GCHQ Puzzle Book 2, a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles is out now!