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- Program: Crayon Box
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- Version: 3.2
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- Requirements: EGA or VGA graphics, Microsoft compatible mouse, hard
- disk drive, 512K free memory, one child.
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- Author: Philip P. Kapusta, P.O. Box 5423, Falmouth, Va. 22403 USA
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- Registration: $ 12.50
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- Short description: A coloring and sketch book, plus math drills,
- counting tutor, USA quiz and Concentration memory game all rolled
- into one colorful program! Fun and educational. Young children will
- love it!
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- Long description: Crayon Box has a little bit of everything for your
- little ones. First, it is a coloring and sketch book with over 450
- different colors and patterns that can be used to paint predrawn
- pictures, or drawings that the child creates. In addition, Crayon Box
- tests the child's math, counting, and color identification skills. The
- math feature displays large 1" high numbers and prompts the child for
- answers. 10 different skill levels from easy (2+3=?) to difficult
- (144/12=?). The counting and color identification feature displays a
- screen of randomly numbered and randomly colored marbles. The child
- must identify and count the number of each group when prompted.
- Spirographs can also be created which can likewise be painted on the
- screen. To increase memory skills, a Concentration style puzzle is
- available where the child must correctly match picture tiles in
- pairs. And lastly, for those older ones, a United States game where
- the child must point to the correct state when prompted. Attractive
- user interface (with large colorful point and click buttons) makes
- Crayon Box simple and fun to use.
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- Options: You can receive a printed record of your child's math
- progress by starting the program from the DOS prompt in the
- following manner:
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- CRAYON GETNAME PRINTLOG
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- The "GETNAME" command line parameter will prompt the child for
- their name. You do not need "GETNAME" for the math printout. It
- was added for a school environment where it may be difficult to
- know what printout belongs to which child. The "PRINTLOG"
- parameter will cause Crayon Box to generate a summary log of the
- child's work in the math portion (+ - x /) of the program. The
- printed summary sheet(s) shows correct and incorrect responses from
- the child.
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- Distribution: Crayon Box is distributed as shareware software.
- Shareware is a "try before you buy" software marketing concept that
- allows the user to obtain fully functional copies of programs for
- evaluation. The distribution and copying fee that you may have paid
- to obtain this disk does not cover the cost of the software contained
- on this disk. Shareware programs such as the one that you are about
- to try require separate payment to the author if it is found to be a
- useful product and if it is used beyond a reasonable evaluation
- period.
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- Vendors: Please contact the author with a SASE or e-mail
- message on The Mustard Seed BBS prior to distribution of Crayon
- Box. We simply want to insure that you have the latest version of
- the program. Thank you.
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- Other programs: If you like Crayon Box, you may be interested in
- trying some of the author's other programs. Most of our programs are
- family, educational, or Bible related. For shareware evaluation
- copies, you can obtain the latest versions from the following BBS's
- (bulletin board systems) if you have a modem:
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- The Blue Ridge Express
- Richmond, VA
- BBS phone number: 1-804-790-1675
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- Once you have logged on, type "JOIN PKSOFT" (exclude quotes) and you
- will have access to many of our other programs.
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- The Mustard Seed
- Falmouth, VA
- BBS phone number: 1-703-372-9680
- Supports 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400 v.32/v.42 N81
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- After logging in, go to the "FILES" area named "PKSOFT" and feel
- free to download any of our other shareware products.
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- Problems?: If you have any questions about Crayon Box, and you have
- not yet registered, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope to
- insure a speedy reply. Please do NOT send us defective disks unless
- you obtained CRAYON BOX directly from the author. At the DOS prompt
- type "CHKDSK" and if you find any bad sectors or lost clusters or file
- allocation errors, contact the SOURCE from which you purchased the
- disk. CRAYON BOX was released after extensive testing, and if you have
- any problems, most likely it will be a result of damaged or missing
- files during the copying process from your vendor or a pinched floppy
- sleeve during mailing.
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