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Sounds Like A... (Deluxe) Copyright (c) 1994 KidStuff Software 6490 Dubois Rd. Lewis Center, OH 43035 614-548-5043 Compuserve 71043,3706 "Sounds Like A..." is a unique and entertaining game for children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 7 years of age. The program uses colorful graphics, high-quality sounds, and MIDI music in four entertaining activities. In the first activity the child must find the picture which matches a sound. Your child may hear, for example, a cow "mooing". He will then click on a square containing the picture of a cow. A game consists of 12 sound/picture pairs. As each picture is matched with the accompanying sound, parts of a larger underlying picture are revealed. The second activity uses the same concept with songs. Your child will match a picture to the song being played. There are 36 songs included - 12 children's songs, 12 Bible songs, and 12 Christmas songs. The third activity is a matching or memory game with a slight twist. The child must match a picture with the appropriate sound. For example, if the child clicks on a block revealing a picture of a donkey, he must find the block which contains the "Hee Haw" sound in order to make a match. In the last activity, your child can manipulate an on-screen tape recorder to play any of the sounds or songs in the program. The program does not require any keyboard input - all activities may be performed entirely with a mouse. A Sound Blaster, Adlib, or compatible sound card is required. If you do not have a sound card, a separate version of Sounds Like A... which includes sounds only, is available. Shareware Registration Form - SLA 3.3 Benefits Of Registering: All registered users receive 18 extra picture/sound pairs, 18 extra picture/song pairs and 8 additional background files. You will also have access to support via phone or mail, and will be notified of any program upgrades or new programs. The initial shareware screen is removed from the registered version. [ ] $10.00 "Sounds Like A..." registration fee [ ] $2.50 shipping & handling for orders outside the U.S. or Canada [ ] Sound Blaster/Adlib Version Disk Size: [ ] 3 1/2" [ ] PC Speaker Version [ ] 5 1/4" (Shareware versions of the following programs are available. See descriptions of these programs at the end of this file.) [ ] $3.00 "Masterpiece Menu" [ ] $3.00 "Talking Number Machine" [ ] $3.00 "Preschool Pack" [ ] $3.00 "Ms. Piggy Bank" [ ] $3.00 "Talking Time Tutor" [ ] $3.00 "U.S. Geography" [ ] $3.00 "Kinder-Carton" [ ] $3.00 "My Reading List" Payments may be made by VISA, Master Card, check or money order (checks must be for U.S. funds on a U.S. bank) to: KidStuff Software 6490 Dubois Rd. Lewis Center, OH 43035 Credit Card Information: [ ] VISA [ ] Master Card Credit Card Number: ___________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________________ Signature: ____________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ I received the shareware disk from: ________________________ Comments or suggestions: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTION "Sounds Like A..." is a shareware product and may be freely copied and shared with other computer users. Continued use beyond a reasonable evaluation period requires registration. SLA may be copied and distributed by shareware distributors or posted to Bulletin Board systems. Distributors, please include all files listed below when distributing this product. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS "Sounds Like A... (Deluxe)" requires a 286 or higher system, 640K RAM, a hard drive, VGA color monitor, mouse, and a Sound Blaster, AdLib, or compatible sound card. *** The program is not compatible with Microsoft Windows. SLA must be run strictly from DOS. INSTALLATION Type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL). Once installed, you should have the following files: SLA.EXE * executable program SLA.DOC * documentation file SLA.GXL * graphics library SLA.RSC * sound/song library file RUNNING "SOUNDS LIKE A..." Change to the "Sounds Like A..." directory and type SLA. CD \SLA SLA SOUND CARD PROBLEMS The following applies only if you experience a conflict with your sound card. (no sound, sporadic lockups when sounds are played, etc.) In that case you will need to run the SLA program one time passing the address and interrupt number used by your sound card. These numbers should be found in a line similar to the Set BLASTER line below in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (the autoexec.bat file should be found at the root level of your C drive). SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 The A220 gives you the I/O address for your card, the I5 is the interrupt number. Your numbers may vary from these, so use whatever numbers are listed after the 'A' and 'I'. When calling SLA use only the numbers, not the letters. To tell SLA which numbers are used by your sound card, run the program by typing the above numbers after the program name, as in: SLA 220 5 Again, notice that you use the numbers only, not the letters, (** replace the numbers above with your numbers if they are different **). The Address or 'A' number must be typed first, then the interrupt or 'I' number, separated by spaces. This only needs to be done one time as the settings will be saved to a file SLASND.CFG. After that you can run the program by typing SLA only. "SOUNDS LIKE A..." INSTRUCTIONS Click on STOP, or press ESC, to exit a screen or the program. Graphics/Sounds Used in "Sounds Like A...": Shareware Version: Available By Registering: ------------------ ------------------------- Violin Dog Wolf Lion Horse Frog Turkey Person Laughing Clock Trumpet Baby Crying Baby Cooing Duck Rooster Monkey Hammer Donkey Cow Guitar Goose Cat Phone Crow Cash Register Bee Elephant Police Car Motorcycle Owl Pig Drum Seal Bird Sheep Train Piano Graphics/Songs Used in "Sounds Like A...": Shareware Version: Available By Registering: ------------------ ------------------------- Old McDonald Had a Farm Hickory, Dickory Dock Jack & Jill Went Up the Hill London Bridge Row, Row, Row Your Boat Mary Had a Little Lamb Three Blind Mice Ten Little Indians Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star This Old Man Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Hey Diddle Diddle Jesus Loves the Little Children He's Got the Whole World This Little Light of Mine Down in My Heart The B-i-b-l-e Who did Swallow Jonah? Zaccheus Was a Wee Little Man Whisper a Prayer Father Abraham Jesus Loves Me Who Built the Ark? The Wise and Foolish Man Away in a Manger Silent Night O Christmas Tree Up on the Housetop We Three Kings of Orient Are Little Drummer Boy What Child is This? O Little Town of Bethlehem Here We Come A-Caroling Deck the Halls Jingle Bells The First Noel ACTIVITY 1 - SOUND LOTTO In this activity you will see 12 pictures on the screen. When you hear a sound, click on the picture which matches the sound. For example, if you hear a cow "moo", you would click on the picture of a cow. As you click on each correct picture, a portion of the larger, background image will be revealed. If you are not sure which picture matches the sound, you have two options. You may click on the lips to repeat the sound, or you may click on the Question Mark for help. This will display an arrow pointing to the correct block. You must then click on the correct block in order to go on to the next sound. When a game is completed, the underlying picture will be displayed until the mouse is clicked or a key is pressed. A new game will then be set up. You may continue this activity or click on STOP to return to the menu screen. ACTIVITY 2 - SONG LOTTO After clicking the Song icon (registered version), you will see 4 icons representing the types of songs. Click the icon for the type of songs you would like to hear - children's, Bible, or Christmas. For a mixture of these songs, click the notes icon. You will then see 12 pictures on the screen. When you hear a song, click on the picture which matches the song. For example, if you hear "Jack and Jill Went up the Hill", you would click on the picture of the boy and girl with the pail of water going up the hill. As you click on each correct picture, a portion of the larger, background image will be revealed. You do not have to wait until the song is completed before clicking. If you are not sure which picture matches the song, you have two options. You may click on the lips to repeat the song, or you may click on the Question Mark for help. This will display an arrow pointing to the correct block. You must then click on the correct block in order to go on to the next song. When a game is completed, the underlying picture will be displayed until the mouse is clicked or a key is pressed. A new game will then be set up. You may continue this activity or click on STOP to return to the menu screen. ACTIVITY 3 - SOUND MATCHING The third game is an interesting variation of the "memory" or "concentration" game. In this game you must match a picture to its corresponding sound. Half of the 12 blocks in each game will contain pictures, half will contain sounds. For example your first click may reveal a picture of a rooster. Your next click should try to locate the block containing the sound of the rooster crowing. Clicking on a sound block will play the sound and display a "balloon" with the name of the sound or a question mark. For example the sound block for the cow will say "Moo". If a match is made the two blocks will display the same picture. A count of the number of blocks clicked will be displayed at the bottom of the screen, the goal being to find all matches with the fewest number of clicks. There is a help option available in this game also. Help is available only when you have clicked on the first block (of a possible pair) and are ready to click on the second. At this point you may click on the Question Mark, and an arrow will point to the matching block. Two points will be added for clicking the Question Mark. You must then click on the block to which the arrow is pointing. Therefore the use of the help option will result in a total of 3 points added to the score. When a game is completed, a new game will be set up. You may continue this activity or click on STOP to return to the menu screen. ACTIVITY 4 - TAPE PLAYER In the Tape Player activity any of the sounds or songs in the program may be played. The window in the center of the tape player displays a picture of the current sound or song. Use the buttons at the top of the tape player to play the picture or change to a new picture. The following operations are available on the tape player. Volume - The left volume control controls the volume for sounds. The right volume control controls the volume for songs. Click above the volume lever to move the lever up and decrease the volume. Move the lever down to increase the volume. Volumes set here will be saved and also used in the other activities of the program. Play - The dark green button is the play button. Click this to play the current sound or song. Stop - The red button is the stop button. Click this to stop playing a song. Reverse - The blue button is the reverse button. Click it to move to the previous sound or song. Forward - The light green button is the forward button. Click it to move to the next sound or song. Sounds - Click the ear button to quickly move to the first sound. Songs - Click the notes button to quickly move to the first song. The three buttons at the bottom of the tape player will continuously play all songs of the selected type. If you click the button with children on it, all of the children's songs will be played. The same applies to Bible, and Christmas songs. Click anywhere to interrupt the playing of the songs. Sound Blaster/Adlib or compatible versions of each of these programs area available to registered users. ========================================================================= P R E S C H O O L P A C K ========================================================================= The colorful graphics, songs, and speech of Preschool Pack will be sure to capture the attention of your preschooler. From the main menu screen, which contains a cat which meows and winks when clicked, to the bee which frowns when a mistake is made in the matching game, you and your preschooler will appreciate the careful design and attention to detail of Preschool Pack. Through six different and entertaining activities your preschooler will learn about counting, number recognition, the alphabet, colors, matching, classifying, and memorizing his name, address, and telephone number. The activities include: "Animal Homes", where animals must be placed in their appropriate homes - either farm, forest, or circus. Most of the animals have an accompanying animation and animal sound! "Balloons", where the user must click on a color block matching the color of a rising balloon before it pops; "Matching", a memory game with an animated bee rewarding the user who locates all matches; "Counting", where the user counts along with the computer as a variety of colorful images, from dinosaurs to dolls, are displayed; and "ABC's" where the user must find all letters which match a displayed letter. "ABC's" uses speech to pronounce each letter as it is selected. In the last activity the child will learn to spell his name, as well as learning his address and phone number. All activities are reinforced with cheerful music and animation sequences. ========================================================================= M S. P I G G Y B A N K ========================================================================= Ms. Piggy Bank provides an effective and entertaining way for children ages 6 to 10 to learn about money. Ms. Piggy Bank offers 6 different money activities, all using high quality speech and graphics, with full mouse support. The simplest activity teaches the names and values of coins and bills up to twenty dollars. Your child will quickly learn the value of each coin as they try to maneuver a piggy bank to catch falling coins. Your child will learn, for example, that two quarters are equal to a half dollar in the Money Equivalents activity. In the Total Money activity your child will enter the total of the displayed coins and/or bills on a cash register. The Select Money activity displays a total and your child selects the coins and/or bills which add up to that total. An entertaining board game for 1 or 2 players allows your child to put his newly acquired skills to work, earning money and an opportunity to visit the Toy Store where he can practice making a purchase and counting out the amount of change received. The program is easily configurable for children of various ages and skill levels. ========================================================================= T A L K I N G T I M E T U T O R ========================================================================= "Talking Time Tutor" will have your child telling time in no time! Your child will hear the time spoken using high quality digitized speech. TTIME provides a variety of different time activities each with three skill levels. Activities include setting the analog clock to match the digital clock, setting the digital clock to match the analog clock, setting the analog clock to the spoken or written time, and setting the analog clock to a future or past time. Additional features are provided to entertain your child as he/she learns. Each of 6 analog clocks has its own animation routine. Pocket Watch Display minute count by fives. Owl Eyes move left to right. Bear Honey bee flies around. Santa Christmas tree with blinking lights. Cat Eyes move up and down. Dinosaur Munches on grass. Cuckoo Clock Cuckoos The colors of the band on the digital wrist watch may be changed. A bear on the screen tells time-related jokes or asks your child questions about time. Isn't it about time you invested in "Talking Time Tutor" for your child? ========================================================================= T A L K I N G N U M B E R M A C H I N E ========================================================================= TNUM is designed to help children recognize, say, and write numbers from 1 to 9,999,999,999,999. TNUM uses high quality digitized speech to say the numbers which appear on the screen. Mouse and/or keyboard commands may be used. The program includes the following activities: Number Machine - Click on the Number Machine and the machine will produce an interesting fact containing a large number. The fact will be displayed in a frame, with the number highlighted, along with an accompanying picture. For example - "Americans eat 50,000,000 hot dogs a day." They may then choose to have the computer say the highlighted number, or have the computer display that number in words. The user may also choose to write the number in words by selecting from a list of number words (no typing is required). Help is available to display the next word if the user gets stuck. The registered version of the program contains 175 number facts. Enter any Number - The user may enter (calculator style) any number up to 13 digits. They may then choose to have the computer say that number or have the computer display that number in words. The user may also choose to write the number in words by selecting from a list of number words (no typing is required). Enter the Written Number - The computer will "think" of a large number and display that number in words, for example - nine million two hundred fifty one thousand three hundred seventy two. The user must enter the digits to make that number. Help is available to display the next digit if the user gets stuck. Count By - TNUM can also help your child learn to count (by increments of 1 to 10). If the user selects 2 the program will begin counting by 2's - 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. until you decide to stop. ========================================================================= M A S T E R P I E C E M E N U ========================================================================= Masterpiece Menu is a menu program designed specifically for children. Even the youngest children will be able to run their own software using Masterpiece Menu. The painter "paints" each program icon on the easel. Click the easel or press ENTER to run the displayed program. The large, colorful program icons are standard PCX files. Setup is a breeze, simply press F10 to enter your child's program information. You can even set up separate configurations so each child can have his/her own menu. Masterpiece Menu runs in EGA or VGA mode and includes a "screen saver", calendar, and animated clock.