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- ROBO PROGO
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- (For confident multipliers)
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- The robot (it is quite `armless) needs your help. It has to get to
- the charger to re-charge its batteries. It needs your help to build
- a bridge across the gap that seperates it from the charger.
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- The robot has a scanner which will tell you how far away the charger is.
- You then need to calculate
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- 1: A suitable length for each section of the bridge.
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- 2: How many of the sections you need to bridge the gap.
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- For example..... If the scanner measured the gap as 42 you could have
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- 1 piece 42 units long or 2 X 21 units or 6 X 7 units or conversely
- 7 X 6 units or 21 X 2 units or 42 single units. The pieces take a
- while to make and position. A single piece 42 units long would be
- too heavy and unwieldy to work with. A piece 21 units long would
- take a while to make and 42 single units would take ages to position.
- So your best bet is the 6 X 7 or the 7 X 6 variation.
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- You control the programme by clicking on the panel in the middle of
- the screen. You can...
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- SCROLL RIGHT - lets you see how far you have to go.
- Gives an impression of the relative
- distances involved. Release to return.
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- SCAN DISTANCE - tells you the size of the gap. This will
- also tell you if you have gone too far.
- The HELP button will throw up a table which
- may help. Click OK to continue.
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- ENTER ANSWER - type in the size of section and number needed.
- Press Return to enter your answer.
- Use backspace key to erase mistakes.
- Click on cancel if you change your mind.
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- BUILD A BRIDGE - start construction and the robot walks to
- the end of each new section.
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- SCORES & EXIT - Click QUIT to.... Click YOUR SCORE for...
- Click SET LIMIT to.. Click CLEAR LIMIT to..
- Does anybody read this stuff?
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- The HELP button produces a 10 X 15 table. This will not contain all the
- answers. If you use it your score shrinks every time the alarm sounds.
- You can add together numbers in a column to find an answer. Otherwise
- start dividing to find a good one...
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- The score is calculated from how much power is left when you reach the
- charger. As the questions vary a deal the score is for an individuals
- use only. It should not be used for any comparative purposes.
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- The questions are drawn at random. If you wish to limit them to a
- specific multiple then click on SET LIMIT either on the START screen
- or from the SCORES & EXIT screen. CLEAR LIMIT returns you to a random
- selection.
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- If the user finds the power runs out too quickly you can double it by
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