This program may be freely distributed provided that it remains unaltered and this document accompanies every version. Math Stars has been tested under Macintosh System 7.x and Mac OS8
on many different Macs. Since it is impossible to test the program on every model of Macintosh, this program is offered without warranty as to its ability to run on any given machine.
The software is licensed and delivered on an "as is" basis. The author makes no other warranties, either expressed or implied, by stature or otherwise, regarding this software product. its quality, its performance, its merchantability, or its fitness for any particular purpose.
Respect Shareware - PLEASE REGISTER!
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To begin Math Stars:
Launch the application by double clicking on its icon.
Online help is available from within the application by choosing Help from the Apple Menu.
Please Register this application. Registered users receive a code which will allow them to remove the Registration screens.
To Register:
1) select “About Math Stars 4.0...” from the Apple Menu after
launching the application.
2) Click the “Register” button.
3) Click the “Fill Out Form” button.
4) Follow the directions on the form.
WARNING: Math Stars 4 will read and upgrade the “MSNames” file in your system folder where the names are stored. After running Math Stars 4 do not replace the “MSNames” file with one created by a previous version.
Math Stars 4.0
is the latest version of this popular shareware program for practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Students who answer 10 of 10 questions in a round within the alloted time earn a gold star in the Player Screen. After earning 10 gold stars, a student's name is placed in the Hall of Fame.
Version 4.0 adds colorful 3-D buttons, graphics, sounds, and new user interface for a look and feel that students will love. More option choices make the program flexible and useful for a variety of age ranges. The addition of head-to-head competition and the Math Detective module, which challenges students to find factors and multiples within adjustable ranges of difficulty, make Math Stars 4 even more challenging and educational. Registered users range from elementary schools to high school math classes.
Time limits from 3 sec. to unlimited are available. The computer will select 2 random numbers for each problem or the lower number can be set for practicing specific facts. Users can select +, -, *, or / functions or random functions for a challenging round.
Program includes sounds and colorful graphics. Online help is available by choosing 'Help' from the Apple Menu after launching the program. Shareware $10. Site License $70. Registration documents included with the program.
Roger Clary
Application History:
>>Version 4.0, August, 1998
1) Scrollable name list can include up to 99 names.
2) Addition of a “head-to-head” mode of play
3) The Math Detective module in which players find factors or multiples of numbers which are determined by a difficulty range.
4) Detective clues allow the user to see and print out factors and multiples within a user-determined range.
5) Addition of colorful 3-D buttons and graphics.
>>Version 3.2 September, 1996
1) Additional options window added. Options menu deleted.
2) Additional options include:
a) Set highest number allowed
b) Display problem vertically or horizontally,
c) Solve for any of the 3 numbers in the problem
3) Improved and more colorful graphics.
4) Numbers will not repeat consecutively within a round.
>>Version 3.1 March, 1996
1) Option of using numbers from 2 to 19 as the highest no. allowed. This option is saved in the registered version.
2) More information in the start up window before each round.
3) Opening animation shortened and able to be dismissed with a mouse click.
4) Hall of Fame can be cleared
5) Traffic light animation will run consistently on various Macs.
6) Other minor cosmetic changes.
>>Version 3.0.2 January, 1996
Onboard registration engine added for easier registering.
Shareware $7.
>>Version 3.0.1 Spring, 1995
'MSNames' file moved from the application folder to the system folder for better access on a network.
>>Version 3.0 January, 1995
compiled in FutureBasic. Color, sound, animation added. Major interface overhall
Released as shareware, $7
>>Version 2.0 March, 1994
Major features added. Still compiled in QuickBasic
