Remember Your First Computer Book?

We all had that first computer book, the one that opened our eyes to the digital universe. Whether it taught coding, hardware, or just how to make a program run without error, it connected us to a shared experience: the wonder of learning something new and exciting for the very first time. My first computer book was The Beginner's Computer Handbook: Understanding & Programming the Micro , published by Usborne. I received my copy a few years after its 1983 release, having won a competition and redeeming a book voucher. Below, I’ve posted a picture of the cover for reference: Back then, my Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K+ felt like a portal to another world. Every line of BASIC I typed was a small adventure, each program a tiny triumph. When I later discovered text adventure games and tools like The Quill, I caught my first glimpse of what it meant to create worlds of my own. Yet through it all, that book remained the spark - the quiet, magical moment that made me believe the digital universe w