It isn't flashy like a lot of how-to programming sites these days, but the information is solid, well-written, and easy to understand.

Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC.

They can instead buy a clever new $35 CD-ROM from Interplay Productions called “Learn to Program BASIC” and simply stick the disc into the family personal computer.