I had the DEC edition (which pre-dated the Microcomputer edition featured here) and have been trying to buy one used, but copies seem to be extremely hard to co

I had the DEC edition (which pre-dated the Microcomputer edition featured here) and have been trying to buy one used, but copies seem to be extremely hard to come by. I remember learning to program from books like this (and magazines like Creative Computing and Kilobaud that included program listings) by emulating the machine with paper and pencil. I've often wondered if folks who have grown up with easy access to computing power still read code in the same way; if so, I'd recommend Knuth's literate programs as a great resource.