The Amazon Trail Age 10-Adult Available: Currently available Platforms: Windows and Macintosh CD, Windows, Macintosh, and DOS diskette Travel up the mighty Amazon-and back in time-on a quest to save an ancient civilization. Hungry piranha. Wild animals. Headhunters. Danger may lurk around any bend in the river. The CD versions feature over three hours of digitized speech. Educational Benefits * Helps kids learn about the history and ecology of the Amazon rainforest * Helps improve problem solving and reading comprehension skills * Helps kids develop navigation skills =============== DEMO INFORMATION This is a limited-operation demo. You will be able to use all features of the product until you reach the Xingu River, where the simulation will stop. The demo will run on Macintosh, and DOS computers. To run the demo, do the following depending on which type of computer you are using: MACINTOSH: -Double-click the program icon DOS: -Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive -At the DOS prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed by the word DEMOMENU. (e.g. D:DEMOMENU) -If you select a Windows demo from the menu and do not have Windows on your computer, you will be given an error message and returned to the menu. For more information about how to purchase this and other MECC products, call MECC Customer Services at 800/685-6322, ext. 251, or 612/569-1500, ext. 251. (C) Copyright 1994, MECC. All rights reserved. The Amazon Trail is a registered trademark of MECC. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.