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PICTURES ABC
Distribution Version
Copyright (C) 1991 Vantage Software Co.
INTRODUCTION
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PICTURES ABC is a children's education program running under Microsoft
Windows 3.0. It is designed for children from 2 to 6. The purpose of
the program is to teach children the association between alphabets and
words through the usage of pictures and voice.
This distribution version of PICTURES ABC is functionally identical to the
registered version of PICTURES ABC. However, it only contains a small
sample of the pictures available in the registered version. All of the
sample pictures are in the default animal category, and they should give
you a taste of how you can teach and enjoy this program with your children.
If you find this program to be a fun and effective teaching tool, please
register to obtain the remaining 91 pictures for your children.
You are welcome to share this distribution version of PICTURES ABC with
your friends provided you do not alter the contents of this program. Only
the distribution version of PICTURES ABC can be treated as public domain
software. You may not distribute the registered version of PICTURES ABC.
FILE LIST
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The distribution version of PICTURES ABC contains the following files
PICABC.EXE - the main executable
PICABC.TXT - this readme file
DOVOICE.DLL - PC speaker sound DLL
A.SPK - PC speaker voice file
All of the above files should be located in the same sub-directory for
the program to operate properly.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Since PICTURES ABC operates under Microsoft Windows 3.0 environment,
the following system configuration is recommended for PICTURES ABC
to run effectively.
- PC/AT 286, 386, 486, or better computer operating
at speed greater than 10 MHz
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later operating environment
- Mouse pointing device
- EGA, VGA, and XGA display system
INSTALLATION
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To install PICTURES ABC, just copy the files stated in the FILE LIST
paragraph above into a sub-directory of your choice. Then, you should
activate the Microsoft Windows 3.0 environment. Next, select the
"RUN" option under the "file" menu item of your Windows 3.0 Program
Manager. This will result a dialog box appears on your screen. Under
the "Command Line" input, type in the directory path of PICTURES ABC
and PICABC.EXE to execute the program.
If you want to permanently install PICTURES ABC in your Program
Manager, please refer to Windows 3.0 User's manual for the procedures
to adding icons within Program Manager.
PROGRAM OPERATION
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Upon activating PICTURES ABC, it will undergo an initialization process
for a period of 15 seconds. During this time, a message box will be
displayed on the screen, and the mouse will be disabled. When the mouse
is re-enabled, you may click on the "OK" bottom to enter the main program.
After initialization, PICTURES ABC displays the twenty six alphabets with
four selection categories. The categories are: animals, foods, people,
and things. Each category is identified by a graphic symbol displayed in
the blue rectangular area. The default category is animals. You may
select the category by clicking the mouse on the category symbol, or use
the left and right arrow keys to high-lite the desired category symbol.
However, only the animals category contains pictures and voice in the
distribution version.
After the selection has been made, you may start to enter any one of the
twenty six alphabets. This can be done by either pressing the letters on
the keyboard or using the mouse to click on the alphabet button displayed
on the screen. When an alphabet is entered, a picture will come up with
the word associated with the alphabet written on top of the picture. As
the picture appears on the screen, the PC speaker will generate the voice
to pronounce the word. Entering any other alphabet will cause a new picture
to appear and the old picture to disappear. Clicking on the picture or
pressing any non alphabetic key will make the current picture disappear.
This process may be repeated until you wish to terminate the program.
For the ABC PICTURES distribution version, only the first thirteen
alphabets of the animal category generate pictures and voice. All
other will generate registration messages.
FUTURE FEATURES
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PICTURES ABC is capable of incorporating additional categories to the
basic four categories on the current version. If you like to have
your child learning a particular category of words, we welcome your
suggestion. Just put the category name and words associate with
the category in the registration form, we will consider it in the
expansion kit of PICTURES ABC.
Also, if you have other ideas and suggestion to PICTURES ABC, we also
like to hear it. Again, please write them down in the registration
form, and we will consider it as future enhancement of PICTURES ABC.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
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The distribution version of PICTURES ABC is a freeware. It serves as
a demonstration for the registered version of PICTURES ABC. However,
it is copyrighted material, and it is protected by the copyright laws
of the United States. You may not alter, decompile, nor disassemble
the program for any purpose.
We encourage you to share this distribution version of PICTURES ABC
with your friends.
REGISTRATION
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To register and obtain version 1.0 of PICTURES ABC software, please
fill out the form below and send it with $20.00 registration fee to
VANTAGE SOFTWARE CO
P. O. BOX 612631
SAN JOSE, CA 95161-2631
(408) 248-4751
Upon receiving your registration form, we will send you the PICTURES ABC
version 1.0 within three weeks.
DISCLAIMER
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Vantage Software Co is not responsible for any damages or loss of data due
to usage of PICTURES ABC distribution version.
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PICTURES ABC REGISTRATION FORM
Name:________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________
City:________________________ State:_________ Zip:___________
Telephone: (________)-_______________________________________
Disk size: ________360K ________720K________1.2M________1.4M
Display type (VGA, EGA, etc.):_______________________________
Source of PICTURES ABC distribution version:
_____________________________________________________________
Suggestion and Comments:
_____________________________________________________________
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