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# Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner (Retro Reproductions)

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desertcart.com: Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner (Retro Reproductions): 9781789822366: Tang, William: Books

Review: Great book - A great tome to have in your Speccy collection
Review: Great starting point if you do not have any Z80 Machine Code Experience - I used this book when I was maybe 10 or 11, and it was great I was able to learn Z80 machine code and grasp the concepts of binary and hexadecimal because of the easy explanations provided in this book. More that 30 years later I bought this book for two reasons, number one I wanted to see how it compared to what I remember and number 2 I backed the ZX Spectrum Next kickstarter, and have been playing with Spectrum emulators and thought this book would be interesting to work through again. The book is a great resource, I have recommended it to people asking for a something consumable for an absolute beginner and this is an easy recommendation. Now, on re-reading the book and being an experienced assembly language programmer on a number of architectures I do recognize a few typos/minor errors in the book. But, it did not cause too much of a hindrance when I went through this as a child and I still think it is a great resource to get started. Thanks Acorn Books, for reprinting this book!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,357,145 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #344 in Computing Industry History #553 in Computer & Video Game Design #863 in Game Programming |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (125) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.69 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Collector's Hardback ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 178982236X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1789822366 |
| Item Weight  | 1.18 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 248 pages |
| Publication date  | May 4, 2020 |
| Publisher  | Acorn Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by G***K on September 26, 2025*

A great tome to have in your Speccy collection

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great starting point if you do not have any Z80 Machine Code Experience
*by C***R on September 20, 2020*

I used this book when I was maybe 10 or 11, and it was great I was able to learn Z80 machine code and grasp the concepts of binary and hexadecimal because of the easy explanations provided in this book. More that 30 years later I bought this book for two reasons, number one I wanted to see how it compared to what I remember and number 2 I backed the ZX Spectrum Next kickstarter, and have been playing with Spectrum emulators and thought this book would be interesting to work through again. The book is a great resource, I have recommended it to people asking for a something consumable for an absolute beginner and this is an easy recommendation. Now, on re-reading the book and being an experienced assembly language programmer on a number of architectures I do recognize a few typos/minor errors in the book. But, it did not cause too much of a hindrance when I went through this as a child and I still think it is a great resource to get started. Thanks Acorn Books, for reprinting this book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***E on September 4, 2025*

super!

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