Editing Introduction to Macintosh Basic 1984

'''''Introduction to Macintosh BASIC''''' is a 1984 book by Scot Kamins, published by Hayden Book Company (a division of Hayden Publishing Company, Inc.) of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and Berkeley, California, ISBN 0-8104-6550-7 (Library of Congress QA76.8.M3K36 1984, card number 84-15837). It carries Apple's "Apple Press" endorsement.<ref name="tp">Scot Kamins, ''Introduction to Macintosh BASIC'' (Hayden Book Company, 1984), title page and copyright page (PDF pp. 3-4).</ref> The Library of Congress record gives the extent as xxiii, 357 pages.<ref name="ol">Open Library, [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2853431M ''Introduction to Macintosh BASIC'', record OL2853431M], from Library of Congress catalogue data. Retrieved 2026-09-30.</ref>

It is a hands-on tutorial for people who have never programmed, written for Apple's own Macintosh BASIC ("MacBASIC"), not Microsoft BASIC. Kamins credits Donn Denman as the creator of Macintosh BASIC, and Chris Espinosa, then manager of Macintosh User Education, for encouraging the book.<ref name="pref">Kamins, ''Introduction to Macintosh BASIC'', Preface and Acknowledgments, pp. vii-ix (PDF pp. 6-8).</ref>

== Contents ==
Page numbers are from the book's contents list.<ref name="toc">Kamins, ''Introduction to Macintosh BASIC'', Contents, pp. xi-xviii (PDF pp. 9-16).</ref>
* Session 1: Getting Started, p. 1
* Session 2: The Programming Environment, p. 11
* Session 3: Introduction to Variables, p. 31
* Session 4: Loops, p. 53
* Session 5: Controlled Loops, p. 73
* Session 6: Graphics and the Mouse, p. 99
* Session 7: Random Subroutines, p. 129
* Session 8: Strings, Mostly, p. 157
* Session 9: Arrays and Other Data, p. 185
* Session 10: Graphics Revisited, p. 219
* Session 11: Advanced Decision Making, p. 253
* Session 12: Program Planning, p. 275
* Appendix A: Useful Tables, p. 319
* Appendix B: Commands, Special Characters, Keywords, p. 325
* Appendix C: Error Messages, p. 333
* Appendix D: Solutions to Bughouses, p. 339
* Glossary, p. 343
* Index, p. 351

== What this book does not contain ==
It is a programming book. It has no service procedures, parts lists, schematics or electrical data for the Macintosh; Apple's repair documentation is in [[:Category:Apple Service Source]]. The hosted scan is 371 pages, including the covers.

== Related titles on this wiki ==
* [[The Macintosh Basic Handbook 1984]]
* Books on Microsoft BASIC for the Macintosh: [[Basic Microsoft Basic For The Macintosh 1985]], [[Learning Basic For The Macintosh 1985]], [[Advanced Macintosh BASIC Programming 1985]]
* [[Macintosh Basic 1985]]: Richard Norling, ''Using Macintosh BASIC'' (Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1985)

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