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                INFO!Title       : How The Earth Began
Publisher   : JX Studios
Country     : England
Conditions  : Shareware - 
2 UK#Category    : Education / Slideshow
Released    : 1993?
Opinion     : 71%
            REQUIREMENTS
Drives      : 1
Memory      : 
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            COMPATIBILITY
A500 wb 1.3.2 : YES
A600 wb 2.05  : YES#Multi-tasks   : NO - Autoboots Only
Display       : PAL&   This slideshow of about 18 pictures&is  aimed,  according to the intro, at&the  five  to  ten  age group. It's an&educational  disk  covering  the  time&"from  the  formation  of the earth to
the dinosaurs".&   The  graphics  in  lo-res 32 colour&format  are  all very well drawn. Some&of  the pictures may contain digitized&images  though  I  can't be sure about&that.  If  not, then full marks to the&artist,  whoever  he  or  she  may be.&There's  also  music  playing but it's
pretty repetitive.&   The  pictures all contain some text&describing  what's on the screen. This&gives only the briefest of details but&is  in  a  suitably large text. I also&get the feeling that the writer is not&much  older  than   this   slideshow's
intended age group.&   This  is  the  first  disk  from JX&Studios but the only information given&about who they are is an address and a&request  for a 
2 donation if you find&the  slideshow at all useful. So would&children find it interesting? Perhaps,&though it contains probably a lot less&information than in the numerous books&which  I'm  sure  are  available   and&covering  the  same subject. (The Rite&Of  Spring  piece in Disney's Fantasia#covers exactly the same time span.)&   It   may   however   inspire   some&children  to  get  out a paint program&and  tackle a few prehistoric drawings&of  their  own, either from scratch or&by  using  these  ones  as  a starting&point.  This  would be easy as all the&pictures  are  iconised  DPaint files.&It's  a  pity some of the brushes used&in  the pictures weren't included here&as clip-art with a suggestion that the&kids  might  like  to try drawing some&scenes  of  their  own. A set for each
epoch perhaps?&   As  an  educational disk this falls&far  short of what it might have been.&It  really  needs   much   more   text&descriptions   and   some   form    of&interaction  such  as  clicking on the&dinosaurs  to find out more about them&before  repeated  viewing   would   be&likely.  Also  the  text  and pictures&should  be  presented so that children#can use them in their own projects.&   How  The  Earth Began's strength is&it's  well drawn pictures so hopefully&JX  Studios   will   build   on   that
strong-point in future disks.
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