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- ALIVE SOFTWARE
- presents ... M A G I C C R A Y O N (tm)
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- MAGIC CRAYON features fun coloring book activities for children 3 to 12
- years old. A creative and challenging experience for young children who
- like to explore and experiment with color and shapes. It encourages
- hands-on, active, artistic, exploration.
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- MAGIC CRAYON features : Four groups of pictures, two levels of difficulty,
- icon-based interface, on-line help, mouse support, Adlib and Soundblaster
- music support and great graphics.
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- The MAGIC CRAYON files, program, graphics, sounds and manuals on paper or
- on disk, are (C) copyright 1990-93 by Alive Software. All Rights Reserved.
- Programming, Graphics and Music by Bill Dedes.
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- INDEX
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- 1.................. DISCLAIMER
- 2.................. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION
- 3.................. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
- 4.................. OPERATION
- 5.................. DOCUMENTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 6.................. SPECIAL NOTES FOR SHAREWARE VERSION
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- 1. DISCLAIMER
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- This program is provided "as is" and it is without warranty of any kind
- that it will work correctly in any or all situations. No liability
- shall be assumed for direct or consequential damage caused by the use
- of this software. The only claim ALIVE SOFTWARE makes is that there
- are no intentional bugs or fatal errors in any original copy of the
- program that you received directly from ALIVE SOFTWARE.
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- 2. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION
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- MAGIC CRAYON is distributed as Shareware: if you like this program and
- would like to receive the complete version, the additional pictures and
- music, please order the full version from Alive Software. Distribution
- of this program is encouraged as long all of the files are included in the
- distributed disk and are not be altered in any way. If you are a vendor
- and plan to sell this program for profit, or a BBS sysop please read file
- VENDOR.DOC
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- 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
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- COMPUTER: PC or compatible and 512 K of free memory
- DISPLAY : EGA or VGA ( 16 color adapter )
- MOUSE : A Microsoft compatible mouse is required
- OPTIONS : Adlib or Soundblaster compatible, Laserjet/Dot-matrix printer
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- 4. OPERATION
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- To start the program simply type MC <Enter>
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- GENERAL : The program will detect your display card. It will also sense
- if there is a mouse attached by checking for the mouse driver. Please
- install the mouse driver before running MC . All of the MAGIC CRAYON files
- must be present at your current disk drive and directory.
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- The object of Magic Crayon is to color in all the Yellow sections of the
- picture. You may pick any color you wish from the palette.
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- : NEW PICTURE : The "happy face" icon in the upper left corner selects a
- :-------------: new picture from the current library.
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- :-------------:
- : VIEW COLOR : The "eye" icon in the upper right corner colors in the
- :-------------: current picture on the screen. If you get stuck or bored
- with a picture, select this option to finish it off.
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- :-------------:
- : HELP : The "Questionmark" icon shows brief on-line help that
- :-------------: explains the game objective.
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- :-------------:
- : INFO : "Crayon" icon, shows information about the program.
- :-------------: title, version and copyright notice.
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- :-------------:
- : 1. : "Fish" icon selects Miscellaneous pictures for coloring
- :-------------:
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- :-------------:
- : 2. : "ABC" icon selects pictures from the color alphabet and
- :-------------: number collection. Teaches simple words and numbers.
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- :-------------:
- : 3. : "Camel" icon selects pictures from the color shading
- :-------------: picture collection. The object of this game is to color
- in the Yellow sections of the picture which make-up the
- the hidden shape. You may use any color you wish.
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- :-------------:
- : 4. : "Owl" icon selects funny cartoon characters from the
- :-------------: color critter collection.
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- :-------------:
- : MENU : The menu icon, lets you set personal preferences or
- :-------------: quit the program
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- 1. SET LEVEL Easy level displays colored squares, which serve as
- coloring guides for young children or beginners.
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- 2. SOUND Turns on or off the sound effects or music. If you have
- Adlib or Soundblaster compatible, select option 3
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- 3. PRINT PICTURE Prints the black outline of the picture on a Dot-
- Matrix or Laserjet printer. This is great for hand coloring
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- 4. SHOW MAGIC DEMO Self-running demonstration of MAGIC CRAYON
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- 5. QUIT Lets you to end the game.
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- TO START : At the DOS prompt type MC followed by ENTER. Then the theme
- song will start playing. You can either wait until the whole song is played
- or you can press a keyboard key or press a mouse button to stop the music
- before it finishes. Now you are ready to start.
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- TO PLAY : For a quick start just click on the "happy face" icon, point
- and click on a color from the palette and start coloring in.
- When all of the Yellow sections are colored in, the music will play.
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- MAGIC CRAYON GAME PHILOSOPHY
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- Magic crayon combines the challenges and rewards of games with teaching
- basic visual principles. This approach works well because it is fun.
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- Magic Crayon will help children explore and play with colors. It brings
- out the artistic qualities in them. There are 100 pictures to color again
- and again.
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- The color shading collection teaches visual perception and visual
- discrimination. These skills are very important in geometry and geography.
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- Magic Crayon is also a great introduction to using the mouse as a pointing
- device.
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- 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DOCUMENTATION.
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- The music songs are adaptations of popular children's songs. If you have a
- printer, please printout and read the documentation file MC.DOC.
- Simply type: COPY MC.DOC PRN at the DOS prompt.
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- Check-out our catalog ALIVECAT.EXE for a list of other ALIVE SOFTWARE
- programs.
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- 6. SPECIAL NOTES FOR SHAREWARE VERSION
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- MAGIC CRAYON is distributed as Shareware: if you like the program,
- please become a registered user by sending $ 20 to ALIVE SOFTWARE, plus
- shipping. List or print file ORDER.DOC for more information.
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- Benefits when you order the complete version of Magic Crayon:
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- * You will receive the latest version of this program
- Future releases will include more games and user suggested
- improvements
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- * When you order you will get Tech support, via mail, phone or BBS.
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- * When ordering from Alive Software you will also receive more free
- shareware.
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- * FINALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFIT FOR REGISTERED USERS IS:
- You will receive 100 pictures with subjects suitable for
- children to color again and again
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- 1. More pictures of cartoons and animals
- 2. Kids Color-in and learn new words and numbers
- 3. Color shading to reveal hidden shapes
- 4. More Funny cartoon characters
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- * Also you will receive additional music for Adlib or Soundblaster
- compatible sound cards
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- ALIVE SOFTWARE
- P.O. BOX 4004
- SANTA CLARA, CA 95056 U.S.A.
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- Information: 408-982-0109 Toll Free Orders: 800-GET-ALIV (800)438-2548
- FAX: 408-982-0780 Tech support BBS: 408-982-9345
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