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 NOTE TO 5¼" DISK  USERS: - if you have high density disk  drives (ie a 286 or
 faster machine) we  can provide any program marked "3½  only" on a 1.2MB high
 density 5¼" disk for £3.00. Please phone if you're not sure about this.

 H646: GARDENING, SPECIAL SELECTION - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 The best  of the gardening  titles currently available.  Please remember that
 most are US titles, so not all details or species will be relevant to the UK.

 ROOT DIRECTORY (89) FARRAR - huge  database on 400+ trees; full descriptions,
 planting information,  etc. Nice graphics  on planting techniques.  Search by
 common or  Latin names, browse through  or get it to  suggest suitable plants
 for your specifications (climate, etc). 520(2MB) $29.95; EGA. MOUSE. ****

 LANDSCAPE  PLANT  MANAGER  (89)  R.BOUFFORD  -  rapidly  searches  for plants
 selected on  landscape design criteria  such as size,  colour, shape, height,
 flowering  times, etc,  etc. Add  your  own  data -  can handle  thousands of
 records. 100(300); $50; ANY MONITOR. ****

 GREENHOUSE (92) K.LONG & SPIDER PLANTS - short menu driven book on the basics
 of greenhouse  gardening. Spider is  a text file  with hints for  getting the
 best from your spider plant. 50K; $14.95 (more info); ANY MONITOR. ***

 GROW'EM (94) P.POSTUMA - nice  mouse driven compendium on various progagation
 techniques. Cuttings, seeds, rooting, etc. 100(200); $20; VGA. MOUSE. ****

 GROWIT  (93) B.RONDEL  (AUSTRALIA) -  masses of  info on  hundreds of  plants
 arranged  in six  databases (shrubs,  trees, bulbs,  hedges, climbers, ground
 cover).  Plus lots  of facts  on maintenance  with nice  pictures - mulching,
 diseases, etc. 600(1MB); $40 AUST (roses, perennials, etc.); VGA. MOUSE. ****

 W645: MASTERMIND TYPING FOR WINDOWS v1.04 (94) P.TURNQUIST - £2.00 (3½" only)
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 Very good typing tutor for both children or adults that are complete novices.
 Gradually introduces  all of the keys  - but not until  you're ready! Adjusts
 the repetition according to your progreas, with very clever moving hands that
 appear whenever you need help. 9+; 700(1MB); $29.95 (harder exercises); ****

 W644: PHYSICS: SPECIAL SELECTION - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 Senior Physics Facts (H562) proved very popular so we have now put it on this
 high density  disk along with four  other related titles that  we hope you'll
 find useful.  Suitable for a  variety of age  groups from early  secondary to
 college level. Ideal for homework, revision, extra info and reinforcemnt.

 JUNIOR PHYSICS FACTS (92) LAMONT (EIRE)  - super, menu driven tutorial inter-
 spersed with questions for additional help. Six main areas: Force and Motion,
 Electricity and Magnetism, Waves Light and Sound, Energy Conversion, Heat and
 Great Physicists. Each  area has many subsections -  resulting in hundreds of
 useful pages of  notes, rules, examples and colourful  diagrams. 145(300); £6
 (electronics, earth science, separate questions); ANY MONITOR. *****

 PHYSICS  BY  PICTURES  V6.2  (95)  PHYSICON  (RUSSIA) - outstanding animated,
 interactive, highly graphical diagrams explain  many basic laws & principles.
 This version  is limited to two  options from each of  6 sections (Mechanics,
 Molecular, Optics, Atoms, Electrics, History) but is very impressive. Colour-
 ful push button  icons. Each diagram has full  description, questions, things
 you can do, and things to pay particular attention  to. Plus useful charts on
 units, formulae, pop up calculator, etc. Suitable for wide age range (depends
 how deep you want to go!). 500(800); $70 (60 topics); EGA. MOUSE. *****

 PENDULUM v3.1 (94)  P.THIEBERGER - very interesting simulation  allows you to
 adjust suspension point with your mouse (and make various other alterations);
 then study the  outcome. Take measurements (built in  timer), study, explore,
 and then take various tests and challenges. Very clever, with colour animated
 graphics. 170(250); $23; EGA. MOUSE. ****

 POTTERS PHYSICAL PROPERTY CHART & PHYSICS TUTORIAL (92) T.POTTER - hypertext,
 graphics  orientated tutorial  that clearly  shows the  relationships between
 various properties. Click  buttons on chart for full  physical and historical
 data. Interesting and rather non-conventional.250(1MB); $20; EGA. MOUSE. ****

 SENIOR PHYSICS FACTS (92) R.LAMONT (EIRE) - super tutorial / revision aid for
 GCSE  through to  A level.  Eight main  sections (Waves  & Sound,  Mechanics,
 Electricity, Atomic/Nuclear  Physics, Heat &  Temperature, Light, etc).  Each
 has fifty  odd pages of help,  notes, colour diagrams, and  sample questions.
 Hypertext buttons  provide more info,  which includes interesting  historical
 background on famous  physicists. Each section followed by  an optional test.
 14+; 170K (460); £10 (more features); MOUSE OPTIONAL. ANY MONITOR. *****

 W643: WINDOWS LITERATURE COLLECTION I - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 Nine  totally different  pieces, something  for everyone!  Most (except Daily
 Wisdom & Poem a Day) are in the form of Windows 3.1 help (HLP) files. This is
 an ideal medium as it allows you  to annotate (ie add your own notes), create
 "bookmarks",  print, copy  to clipboard   or your  own documents,  etc. Other
 features vary with each title but  can include; pictures and graphics, pop up
 help or extra info, hypertext links, search facilities etc.

 WE THE PEOPLE (93) LEFT JUSTIFIED PUBLIKS - excellent colourful and graphical
 presentation of some of the worlds classic historical documents. Magna Carta,
 U.S  Constitution  (with  extra  study  notes),  Declaration of Human Rights;
 Declaration  of Independence.  Plus excerpts  from the  constitutions of  ten
 other nations (India, Canada, France, etc). 170(240); FREEWARE. *****

 AESOPS  FABLES v1.1  from the  version by  G.F.TOWNSEND (93)  J.NORING -  our
 favourite on this disk. 312 fables all  presented in a very clear large typed
 format.  Fully indexed  by  both  Title   and  "Moral  of  the  Story".  With
 introduction, and notes on life of Aesop.  200(250); FREEWARE. *****

 REVEREND  LOWELLS GUIDE  TO HUMOUR   (95) LOWELL  - the  Reverend's favourite
 quips, jokes, anecdotes and witty comments. Nice colourful, graphical display
 with search by subject matter or first lines. 220 (500); $14.95+ (more); ****

 GENESIS (93) D.L.SNEAD - Hebrew (needs  Hebrew TT font) & English interlinear
 version of Genesis, Ch 1. Hypertext links to Strongs defintions. 70(100); ***

 WISDOM OF THE DAY (91) SPURLOCK - displays a different Scripture passage each
 day (all from Proverbs). 50(110); $5 (more libraries); ***

 POEM A DAY  (92) J.SMART - super pop up  program with an excellent interface.
 Choice of fonts, font  size, etc. Read one a day or  browse through. Add your
 own  if you  wish. Shakespeare,  Browning, Wordsworth,  Brooke, loads  of old
 favourites and some you may not have seen before. 80(200); FREEWARE. *****

 WYNTER STONE'S GUIDE TO MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES (94) R.WEST a mini encyclopaedia
 of the  terminology related to  mystical and paranormal  expereiences. 4 main
 areas;  Divination &  Fortune Telling, Religion-Philosophy-Metaphysics-Magic,
 Paranormal, Personalities-Symbols.  Each with many sub-sections.  If you want
 to know  about exorcism, stigmata, poltergeists,  and dozens more fascinating
 subjects this is for you! 35 (80); FREEWARE; ****

 HOW THE MIND WORKS AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK BETTER (94) LEITHAUSER - self help
 pschology text.  Parts of the Mind,  Thinking in Absolutes &  Extremes, Inner
 Conflict, Feelings & Emotions, Vicious Cycles, and more. 100(180); $10; ***

 WHOLE NOTES  (92) LEFT JUSTIFIED PUBLIKS  - electronic version of  a magazine
 featuring writing and poetry from children  and young adults all over the US.
 Very nicely presented, small sketches, etc. 200(310); Freeware. ***

 W642: WINDOWS VOCABULARY AND WRITING AIDS
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 VOCABULARY BUILDER FOR WINDOWS v1.0 (93) BC ENTERPRISES - designed for US SAT
 (college entrance) tests but ideal for anyone who wants to painlessly improve
 their vocabulary. 1600 words in  4 categories (verbs, nouns, adjectives/misc,
 and elements (roots - we found this one fascinating), or add your own. Choose
 multiple  choice or  excellent matching  tests using  "drag and  drop". Super
 graphics  and interface.  Tracks results  of 50  users with  the most amazing
 array  of graphic  displays; 3D  coloured pie  charts, bar  charts etc.  Best
 vocabulary program we've seen. 14+; 270K (700). $19 (more); VBRUN200. *****

 WORD TREASURE FOR  WINDOWS (93) C.SIMMONS - 500  college level words complete
 with their pronunciation, definitions and usage.  The idea is that it pops up
 once a day (or any desired interval) with a new word. Words are in groups for
 use over a  16 months period but you  can alter or edit groups,  add your own
 words,  etc. Gradually  improve your  word power  without even  noticing! DOS
 version also included. 14+; 420K (550); $15 (more words); VBRUN200. ****

 VOCABULARY BUILDER  v1.07 (93) IVORY  TOWER - small  but professional program
 that instantly creates  alphabetical vocabulary lists from text  files of any
 size. Lists  can then be  edited, merged, saved,  etc. View text and list in
 adjacent scrolling windows. Optionally add  definitions. Ideal for authors of
 childrens books, spelling lists, etc. 50K; FREEWARE; VBRUN300. *****

 LOGIPHRASES v3.2  (91) P.SICART - do  you really understand the  logic of the
 English Language? A very unusual and strangely compulsive graphical game that
 is much tougher than  you think. 8 objects are shown on  screen, beneath is a
 sentence  describing some  of the  elements. Click  on all  the pictures that
 apply, for ex.  all the animals without 4  legs that don't lay eggs.  3 skill
 levels. When you've mastered it in English why not play it in French, German,
 Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian or Russian! 70K (250); Postcardware. ****

 WINPROOF (93) INTELLECT SYSTEMS - good grammar checker that can interactively
 scan documents (make  your alterations as it progresses),  or simply scan and
 make a  written report. Uses a  variety of configuration files  for different
 document styles  - scientific, academic,  normal, business, etc.  ( or create
 your own). Very clever and very useful! 330 (800); $45 (update, manual). ****

 CVEASY v2.0 (96) TIM  SMITH (UK) - takes you step by  step through the stages
 of creating a CV, prompting you for your responses. Ideal for school leavers.
 No print function, but if you want to produce professional looking CVs with a
 smart  layout registration  is only  £5 and  brings full  range of  options -
 print, save, change fonts, etc. Network version also available. VBRUN300 ****

 WORDS AND  TERMS (92) C.RAMSAUER -  make quick and handy  reference lists for
 whatever subject you wish. Business, medical, health, foreign langiages, even
 makes a good cookbook! Can use hypertext links. 80K (200); $25; VBRUN100. ***

 TURBO  THOUGHT (94)  AMBER TIMBRE  SW -  rather strange brainstorming program
 that helps you  gather your thoughts and then see  them in a different light.
 Solve problems, plan events, etc. Interesting! 90K (200); $20; VBRUN200. ***

 W641: NEW TESTAMENT FOR WINDOWS v1.61 (94) ROCKY MOUNTAIN LABS - £3.00
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 Complete K.James version, very clear display.  Easily move from book to book,
 (or chapter to chapter) using large  icons. Attach your own personal notes to
 any chapter. Study aids include test search, maps, miracles, parables, events
 in Jesus' life. 1MB(2); $39.95 (OT, print facilities, extras.); 2MB RAM. ****

 H640: WORD GAME CREATORS AND AIDS FOR ANY MONITOR - £2.00 (3½" only)
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 These titles save puzzles as straight Ascii text files for import into a word
 procesor or DTP. This allows further embellishment, inclusion in newsletters,
 work sheets, etc. Some also allow puzzles to be solved on-screen. If you want
 fancier options and output take a look at our Windows word game selections.

 WORDHUNT & WORDFILL (94) SSORG -  Hunt creates instant, random word searches.
 Uses large in-built  dictionary (or your own lists,  max 20 words). Different
 skill levels (two directions for kids up  to 8 for adults). Grid size 10x10 -
 20x20. Max 20 words. Wordfill creates rather  good "fill in the word" games (
 cross between  a wordseach and  a crossword). With  optional "keyword", skill
 levels, dictionary  or use your own  words ( max 60  per puzzle). Both print,
 save or solve on-screen. 120K (300); $15 each; ANY MONITOR. ****

 HINTHUNT &  CRYPTOSEARCH (94) CASTLE OAKS  - Hint Hunt creates  excllent word
 searches with a list of hints or clues correspondng to the hidden words. This
 makes it ideal for quizzes, and  foreign language searches where clues are in
 one language and hidden words in another. With a selection of words and clues
 (anamtomy, countries, grammar, etc) and you can easily add your own. Max grid
 size  40x40, max  words 100  per puzle,  various skill  levels. Crypto  makes
 wordsearches  (max  40x40)  with  encrypted  clues  -  very  tough! Both have
 save/print with/without solutions. 100K; $15; PRINTER. ANY MONITOR. ****

 CRYPTOMANIA (93) D.DOW - very nice, compulsive decoding puzzle. Solve all the
 encrypted quotations and sayings. Optional hints  and "used letter" display.
 Nice interface. 250+ quotes. 14+; 110 (200); $5+; ANY MONITOR. *****

 ANAGRAM HELPER v1.2 (93) OLYMPUS - lists  all anagrams of words between 3 and
 15  characters, with  an optional  filter that  removes those not potentially
 pronouncable  in the  English language.  Will also  list "anagrams" with less
 characters than  the original word  - making it  good for helping  woth those
 "find  all the  words you  can in  ???" type  puzzles. Simple  but handy  for
 creatinmg or solving anagrams. 50K; $10; ANY MONITOR. ****

 PAPAM (PAPER AND  PENCIL ACTIVITY MAKER) 1993 S.GROLL -  creates a variety of
 puzzles to  be saved or  printed, ½ A4  sheet size to  fit easily into  other
 publications. Mazes, decoders, acrostics, word or number searches, word cross
 overs, hidden messages, word matching, simple  dot to dot & colour by number,
 math puzzles, hidden  pictures, unscrambles and more! Very  adaptable but not
 for the novice. 140K (300); $25; ANY MONITOR. PRINTER. ****

 H639: ENGLISH II - VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE SKILLS - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 WORD CHALLENGE (91) COFFEE MUG SW - very nice series of related games to help
 with spelling and vocabulary. Fully  customisable as regards questions / time
 per game, colours, records, etc. 800 words, 1 or 2  players - includes spelling, word
 maenings, anagrams,  trackword and hangman. A  favourite. 10-adult; 160K; $22
 (12 000 words); MOUSE OPTIONAL. ANY MONITOR (best in colour). ****

 VERBAL VANQUISH (93) J.BAIR - ten tutorial lessons and a strategic vocabulary
 list  designed help  those taking   US SAT  (college entrance)  tests. Covers
 reading, comprehension, analogy, antonyms  and grammar. Each section includes
 tutorials and practise. 14+; 300K (500); $25 (update); EGA. ****

 ADVANCED ENGLISH TUTORIAL (95) MAXTEX -  install under DOS or Windows. Covers
 the subleties of  the English Language ina self  paced tutorial with periodic
 "pop  quizzes"  to  check  your  progress.  Particular emphasis on frequently
 misused words and inversion techniques. 14+; 360K (500); ANY MONITOR. ****

 FUN WITH SPELLING V2.1 (93) R.CRABB  - nicely displayed program where you can
 study a series of words and  their meanings (two covering space and computing
 are included) and then test your spelling.  Very easy to add your own sets of
 words & meanings, covering whatever subject you wish. 6+; 130K; $13; EGA ****

 VOCABULARY ROOTS (91) SKILLWARE - build  up your vocabulary by mastering your
 knowledge  of word  roots. Multiple  choice quiz  explains the meaning behind
 each word. 4 skills. Fun for word buffs! 14+; 170K; $15; ANY MONITOR. ***

 IDIOMAGIC (93)  CLEMWARE - practical  and entertaining way  to learnidiomatic
 expressions  and  slang.  With  built  in  dictionary and thesaurus. Includes
 lessons two types of execise. 12+; 90K (150); $49; ANY MONITOR. ****

 VOCABULARY OVERDRIVE (93) ZOFT SYSTEMS  - flashcards, drills, reviews & tests
 help you build a power vocabulary. Covers 1200 adjectives, nouns, verbs; plus
 100 word roots. College level. 16+; 200 (500); $20; ANY MONITOR. ****

 H638: ENGLISH I - WRITING SKILLS AND IDEAS - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 PARAGRAPH PUNCH v1.1  (93) MERIT - takes you step  by step through the phases
 of creating a  paragraph. Good graphics, clear instructions,  built in editor
 (looks like a spiralbound notebook). Allows for multiple student names, saves
 work, etc. With several suggested  themes; covers intro, topic sentence, body
 text, conclusion,  editing, style, grammar,  proof reading, publishing,  etc.
 Highly recommended. Ages 10+; 150K (200); $25 (more); VGA. *****

 BASIC  ENGLISH v1.0  & POETEASE  v1.1 (88)  L.CREW -  analyses your  text and
 reports how many words are "basic English"  (based on a list of 850 words put
 together by experts that "allow  almost anyone to describe almost anything").
 Good  guide for  documents written  for  those  who use  English as  a second
 language.  optionally writes  a new  text with  flagged words.  Poetease is a
 simple but useful  tool that creates lists of  rhyming, consonant or assonant
 endings for poetry. 14+; 60K; $5 each; ANY MONITOR. ****

 POETRIO  (91) CHATFIELD  - generates  three types  of poem; Cantona (original
 verse), Catalyst  (free verse) or  Haiku (syllabics). Write  them yourself or
 get the PC to help you! Save/restore. 12+; 125K (220); $20; ANY MONITOR. ***

 BOOK REPORT & 1001 TOPICS FOR COMPOSITION  (87) R.RAKER - prompts you step by
 step  to help  create  interesting,  comprehensive book  reports. Characters,
 plot, feelings, and  lots more. Save, print or import  to a w.processor. 1001
 TOPICS (actually  there are 1358!)  is a menu  driven list of  ideas for both
 teachers  and students  arrnged under  21 main  areas. These include fantasy,
 school, science, compare and contrast,  argumentaive, descriptive , etc. Very
 handy when you're looking for inspiration! 12+; 100K (200); $15; ANY PC. ****

 CRITIC  (90) WYGANT  - analyses  straight  text  (ASCII) files  for word  and
 sentence lengths,  use of adverbs  and passive verbs,  warns against overused
 and repeated words, etc. Interesting - told us that part of our catalogue had
 too  many exclamation  marks, used  the word  "very" too  much and should use
 shorter sentences. 60K; $10; ANY MONITOR. ***

 POETRY GENERATOR (94) R.WEST - uses 20 000 word vocabulary to create poems at
 the touch of a button. Randomly combines words and phrases into verses of 4-9
 lines.  Fascinating -  some are  funny, some  nonsence, some  have even  beeb
 pyublished! 500K (1MB); $29 (update, manual); ANY MONITOR. ****

 WISDOM OF THE PRESENT (93) MCR - 300+ short essays and thoughts to give you a
 "spiritual  shock". Arranged  in 21  areas (poems,  science, existence, time-
 space,  life, etc.),  range of  options (print,  search, browse, etc). Clear,
 consise, non-religious statements. 16+; 300K (1MB); $12; ANY MONITOR. ***

 H637: SENIOR MATHS IV  (secondary and college level)  - £2.00  (3½" only)
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 GEOMETRY AIDE (94)  P.ROGERS - a graphical learning  aid that provides visual
 correlation  between equations  and their  plotted equivalents.  Large set of
 default objects (2 and 3 dimensional)  or plot and create your own. Customise
 colours, etc. 14+; 120K (300); $20; 286. VGA. ****

 BASIC ALGEBRA (94) ICT -  good introduction to fundamental concepts. Covering
 numbers, fractions and equations. Auto-tracks  your progress through a series
 of pre-tests, tests and post tests. When  you have mastered this you can move
 to "Formula I" ( on disk ); 11+; 120K (300); $19.50; ANY MONITOR. ****

 XYSEE v4.0 (94) INSIGHT ADVANTAGE -  award winning title that displays visual
 interpretations of mathematical concepts. Covers geometry, trig, and algebra.
 Points, lines, conic sections, parametrics,  composites and much more. Also a
 set of "puzzles" to solve, or print your own masterpieces. Superb icon driven
 highly graphical interface. 16+; 170K(500); $30; VGA. 286. Mouse option *****

 NOSY: INTRODUCTION  TO NUMBER SYSTEMS (92)  FRED LEE - best  tutor we've seen
 yet on number systems. If you're confused by binary, hexadecimal (or any base
 between 2  and 16), get this!  An interesting introduction as  to why we need
 numbers.  Covers  addition  and  subtraction  in  different bases, complement
 addition, converting, and much more. 12+; 110 (230); $20; ANY MONITOR. *****

 E636: JUNIOR MATHS SELECTION III (menued) - £2.00
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 A nice selection for those with older PCs, although all have also been tested
 on a 486. Particularly good for mental arithmetic practise.

 MATHGAMES  (93) TEXASOFT  - addition,  sub and  multplication at many levels.
 Pick a country to play against. Fill the screen with your own country's flags
 to win a medal and hear your national anthem! 150K; 5-10; $19; CGA. ****

 NUMBER SQUARES (89)  D PETERSON - although old and  with no graphics, we like
 the unusual style  of this mental arithmetic game. An  answer appears at top,
 beneath  is a  grid of  16 different  problems (fully  customisable, covering
 +,-,x,÷). Obliterate all those that match the answer as quickly as possible -
 you can work up quite a speed! 6-ADULT; 20K; PD; ANY MONITOR. *****

 FLASHCARDS v3.5  (92) E.OLIVER - fully  customisable title (type, difficulty,
 students, sound, no  problems) to improve mental skills.  Max 100 problems on
 screen at once  - how quickly can you  get through them? If your're  wrong or
 too slow there's graphical help. Keeps records. 6-ADULT; 150K; $10; EGA. ****

 H635: JUNIOR MATHS SELECTION II - £2.00 (3½" only)
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 Get down to the basics with these two selections.

 MATH CASTLE (95)  JENNINGS - this old favourite  has re-appeared with updated
 VGA graphics (CGA and mono modes are also still supported). Covers +, -, x, ÷
 in practise  (battle training centre!)  or test (Castle  battle) modes. Auto-
 advance feature if  you perform well - fully  customisable (vertical or horiz
 format,  numbers  covered,  delay,  etc.)  It  still  features extended level
 options (max  40) for mental  arithmetic freaks! (do  you know your  39 times
 table?). 5-adult; 450K (1MB); $20; HERC. CGA. VGA. *****

 MERLINS MATHS (94)  AWARENESS - two excellent tutors for  hose that are having
 trouble with long multiplication (max 5 digits  x 5) or long division. uses a
 clever mouse based interface which  fully covers "carrying", remainders, etc.
 Fully  customisable  levels,  also  step  through  demos  showing how to work
 through problems. 9+; 200K (400); $18; VGA. 286. MOUSE. ****

 H634: EDUCATIONAL FUN AND GAMES - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 Nice selection of smaller programs - ideal for rainy afternoons! Some updated
 old favourites that you may have  missed, plus several new titles. Ages 4-12.

 CLICK IT (95) HARVERA - unusual  graphical quiz, answer questions by clicking
 on the correct  area of the picture. Lots  of quizzes; parts of a  house, the
 face  (both in  German, French,  or English),  biology, maths,  chemistry amd
 more! 8-13; 370K (800); $5 (more quizzes); VGA. 286. MOUSE. ****

 RIDDLE BALLOON (95)  R.DEUTSCH - very colourful simple  childrens quiz. Click
 correct letters to  answer the riddles, improves spelling.  7-10; 180K (300);
 $24.99 (more, make your own); VGA. MOUSE. ***

 SPELLERIFIC (95) TEXASOFT  - game with lots of skill  levels (or use your own
 words). Pits your country against one of 8 opposing countries (plays national
 anthems). Who will win the Olympic medal? 6-10; 190K (250); $19; CGA. ****

 CRAZY SHUFFLE v1.51 (94) ALIVE - an old favourite, now has soundcard support.
 Five sets of picture cards (some  have matching word cards). Loads of options
 (pairs,  triplets, match-it)  and skill  levels for  all ages  and abilities.
 4-ADULT; 170K (250); $20 (more cards); HERC. CGA. EGA. Mouse option. *****

 PC JIGSAW v3.1 (94) ALIVE - another  old favourite, now with seven jigsaws (5
 skill levels) for  all ages. Keys or mouse, music  (PC speaker), high scores,
 etc. 5+; 160K (250); $20 (50 puzzles, PCX import); HERC. CGA. EGA. *****

 VGA CONCENTRATE v2.1 (93) ALIVE - similar to crazy shuffle but featuring high
 quality  photograhic style  picture  cards  (wildlife, fantasy,  cars, etc.).
 Optional soundcard & mouse support. 5+; 300K; $20 (more pics); VGA. *****

 H633: TYPING TUTORS: SPECIAL COLLECTION - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
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 Some for children, some for adults. Try them all, see which one suits!

 TYPE TREK v2.0 (94) TEATIME - clever,  but complex Star Trek style game where
 weapons  (for example)  are used  by typing  in certain  letter combinations.
 These are adjusted as you progress. 12+; 380K (1MB); $20 (more); EGA. ****

 TOUCH TYPING TUTOR v5 (92) GRAY - no on-screen keyboard but a series of self-
 adapting graduated lessons. Plus speed  tests (styles include legal, medical,
 technical, etc.) and a simple game. 12+; 120K; $20 (more); ANY MONITOR. ***

 TYPE  GAMES v1.0  (92) TEXASOFT  - dated  graphics, but ideal for encouraging
 childrens keyboard skills. Pick a country for you and your opponent (the PC).
 If your typing skills are proficient you'll win a flag, country with the most
 flags wins  the Olympics! National  anthems, skill levels,  speed adjustment,
 and ability to add your own words and phrases. 6+; 150K (250); $19; CGA. ****

 TYPEMATE (95) JKS  (Holland) - series of tutorials  followed by simple typing
 tests. Runs on any PC but very well displayed. 11-ADULT; 110K; $30; ****

 TYPING WORLD v1.1s (92) J. NAPIER - excellent colourful tutorial with lots of
 hints and tips, a good falling letters game, plus "Type Trivia". Improve your
 accuracy and  speed, picking up interesting  facts on the way.  Even prints a
 keyboard chart for you. Good graphics. 10-ADULT; 110K (250); $20; EGA. ****

 H632: EARLY LEARNING SPECIAL COLLECTION - £2.00 (3½" only)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A collection particularly suited for  those with several pre-school children.
 Simple key  bashers for babies,  slightly more advanced  options for toddlers
 through to simple alphabet and number games for pre-school / reception ages.

 SHAPES AND LETTERS  (90) B.BARRETT - simply press keys  for large screen size
 letters, numbers, pictures and shapes. 1½-3; 140K (60); $7; CGA. ***

 LETTER AND NUMBER LEARNER (89) BIRKEL - similar to Shapes and Letters (above)
 but  with the  added refinement  of  songs  and music  when certain  keys are
 pressed, alphabet song, animated counting, etc. 2-4; 60K; $10; EGA. ****

 FOLLOW  THE  LEADER  (93)  BROWDER  -  unusual  "Simon"  type game geared for
 youngsters.  Select your  character (for  example a  frog) and  then try  and
 follow his movemnts on the coloured, musical tiles. 3 skill levels - mouse or
 keys. Even  very young children  can get very  proficient at this  type game.
 120K; $5 (more); VGA. ****

 RHYMING FUN (92) MOMENTUM - three  activities, all based on groups of rhyming
 words  and  their  associated  pictures.  "Fill  in  the first letter", Which
 picture starts  with the illustrated letter,  "Do these Illustrations Rhyme"?
 Simple but clear graphics. 40K (100); $5 (Adding Fun); CGA. ****

 RASCALS  ALPHAMAZE AND  RASCAL IN  NUMBERLAND (94)  SHERWOOD FOREST - explore
 with  the  lovable  Racoon.  In  Alphamaze  he  searches his neighbourhood to
 collect letters alphabetically. After collecting 6 or 7 you're led to a happy
 star and then enter the enchanted forest where you continue your search. Also
 perfectly playable by  those that do not know their  alphabet. The very young
 will just enjoy  exploring the colourful animated scenery  (park, shop, lake,
 etc). In  Numberland he searches and  counts numbers. Both games  have catchy
 background and  effects if you have  a soundcard. Use keys  or joystick. Save
 games, high scores.4-6; 600 (1MB); $15 each (more levels); VGA. 286+; ****

 AMYS FIRST PRIMER v2.2 (91) ROBINSON -  a classic has been in our library for
 five years. Now with 16 colour EGA graphics, it remains a firm favourite with
 preschoolers. 6 games with colourful  menu; simple counting and alphabet fun,
 an excellent froggy maze game and our favourite "Load the Truck" (load shapes
 correctly to drive away!). 3-6; 100K (200); $15 (customised); CGA. EGA. *****

 H631: WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL VOL III - £3.00
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Another selection for those with  soundcards (Voicematch needs a microphone).
 Again many can be customised with your  own speech (see note with disk W629).
 All need Win 3.1 +, 4MB RAM, mouse, VGA and soundcard.

 FUN WITH PHONICS  (95) NISSEN - rather nice mouse  driven program. Your child
 selects the missing letter of various words (choose either the first letter -
 for ages 4-5, or the last letter  for ages 6+). With real speech and animated
 pictures. 4-7; 230K (1MB); $9.95 (more pictures, etc.); VBRUN300. ****

 VOICEMATCH (93) N.HUANG  - our favourite talking spelling  program. Very easy
 to input your own word lists as it has a built in recording module. Ideal for
 weekly  spelling lists.  One you've  input a  list there  are two options. In
 level one the word  is spoken and you must click on  the correct button (from
 6). The "listen" button can be pressed at  any time. You can then try level 2
 where the  spoken word has  to be typed  in by your  child. A small  but very
 useful program. 5-10; 150K (300); $15 (update); MICROPHONE. VBRUN200. *****

 PENNY PENGUINS MATHS  BINGO (95) LATTICE WORKS - super  game which your child
 can play  against a friend  or an animated  talking penguin. Choose  counting
 (max 20) or simple addition (max 18). The answers are used to fill your bingo
 card  -  first  with  a  full  line  wins!  Excellent speech and animation. A
 favourite. 4-7; 400K (800); $9.95 (more levels, bonus game); *****

 CLOWN  SPELL  (95)  NISSEN  -  nice  hangman  style  game which uses animated
 pictures and  a "listen button" as  clues. Be careful because  each tinme you
 guess incorrectly the clown gets an  extra balloon until eventually he floats
 away! 5-7; 400K (1MB); $9.95 (more words and pictures); VBRUN300. ****

 COLOUR FUN v1 (94) BURNHAM PARK - talking colour tutor for ages 3+. 4 options
 - select colour word (readers), guess the picture, push the colour, pick from
 three (pre-readers). Simple but works well. 220K (450); $12 (manual). ****

 H630A/B/C: SEEK  AND DESTROY (96) SAFARI  - EPIC MEGAGAMES -  £9.00 (3 DISKS)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Latest  blockbuster
 from Epic; a fast paced, 360  degree scrolling action game. Fight and destroy
 air and ground  based targets from your powerful  helicopter - customise your
 vehicle  for maximum  destruction as  you tackle  the enemy  in a  variety of
 battle areas  such as the African  desert, or the frozen  north. High quality
 stereo  sound  and  excellent  graphics.  7-ADULT;  3.5MB  (5);  £23.99 (more
 missions.); 486. 4MB RAM. SOUNDBLASTER. Optional mouse/gamepad support. *****

 W629: WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL VOL II - £3.00
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Four  programs aimed  at ages  3-7 for  those with  soundcards or  multimedia
 machines. All need  Win 3.1, soundcard, mouse, colour VGA,  4MB RAM. Many can
 be customised with your own voice (needs microphone) if you understand how to
 use Windows sound recorder to create WAV files.

 FUN WITH  MATHS (95) NISSEN VENTURES  - youngest users can  start by learning
 the simple shapes (excellent speech), older ones can count the objects in the
 truck - using  either numbers or number words.  Completely mouse driven. Ages
 3-5; 260K (1.5MB); $9.95 (simple sums, etc.). VBRUN300. ***

 EDCLOCK (94) POLLMAN  - excellent freeware multiple choice  type program with
 real human speech  asking the questions and giving  praise and encouragement.
 Hours, half hours or five minutes. Ages 5-7; 300K (500); VBRUN300. ****

 LETTERHUNT (95) WILKERSON - a large  colourful grid of 9 squares appears. You
 are  asked to  click on  a certain  object (choose  numbers, words,  upper or
 lowercase  letter). As  you proceed  a hidden  picture is gradually revealed.
 Simple idea, but excellent practise  for preschoolers and early readers. Ages
 3-5; 600K (1MB); $10-15 (more sounds, pictures, customised); VBRUN200. ****

 COLOUR MY WORLD (93) CHANG -  very simple talking tutor, teaches associations
 between colours, words and speech. Ages 3-5; 40K (90); $5; VBRUN200. ***

 W628: NOTEWORTHY FOR WINDOWS v1.21 (95) E.HEILE - £3.00
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An incredible  musical composition and notation  processor. Compose and print
 whole scores  or just selected  staves, full range  of font sizes.  Import or
 export midi files -  this is great if you want the  scores for your favourite
 midi files. Use keys or mouse for  editing. Save, edit, load or playback your
 creations. Very easy to use - full toolbar or use pull down menus. Undo up to
 100 levels, allows for max 8 lyric lines per stave. Highly professional score
 printouts - with  print preview and many options.  Excellent for hobbyists of
 all  ages and  professional musicians.  10-adult; 800K  (2.5MB); £37  (better
 print and save options, technical support); WIN 3.1. MOUSE. SOUNDCARD. *****

 H627: SOUNDS LIKE A.... (DELUXE VERSION 3.0) (94) KIDSTUFF - £2.00 (3½" only)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Now with full  soundblaster support (if you have no  soundcard the PC speaker
 version  is still  available on  H173). Four  unique activities where various
 sounds and music must be matched to pictures. The very young can match sounds
 (animals, instruments,  etc.) to pictures; slightly  older children match the
 many midi tunes  to pictures of nursery rhymes, carols,  etc. Plus there's an
 unusual  memory  sound  game,  and  a  colourful  on-screen  cassette player.
 Completely mouse driven, excellent graphics. Ideal for ages 2-7. A FAVOURITE.
 600K (1.6bMB); $10 (extras); 286. VGA. MOUSE. SOUNDCARD. *****

 H626: COLOURING BOOK BONANZA - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Colouring books are perennial favourites,  this selection includes updates of
 old favourites along with some new titles. An excellent selection for budding
 artists - several include sound support for added interest. Hours of fun!

 MAGIC CRAYON v2.2 (93) ALIVE SOFTWARE - one of our favourites, now updated to
 include  catchy  Adlib/Sblaster  music  and  effects.  Several collections of
 themed pictures  (cartoons, alphabet, numbers,  etc.) along with  a very nice
 "Shading"  option where  correct shapes   must be  coloured to  reveal hidden
 objects.  Two skill  levels and  printer support.  Ages 3-6;  250K (400); $20
 (more pictures and music); EGA. VGA. MOUSE. *****

 CRAYON BOX  v4.0 (95) P.KAPUSTA  - now includes  even more activites  - super
 colouring book  / sketch pad and  much more! Count the  marbles, simple maths
 (+,-,x.÷)  problems (each  has 9  levels), piano  with playback, memory game,
 spirograph patterns,  American states game. Well  presented with large icons.
 270K (350); 4-10; $12 (more pictures and options); EGA. VGA. MOUSE. ****

 L'IL PICASSO V1.0  (95) P.KAPUSTA - great painting/drawing  program for young
 artists. Easy to use interface,  with several pre-drawn examples. Load, save,
 print. 100s of colours/patterns. 230K (300); $12 (extras); VGA. MOUSE. ****

 PETERS WARBIRDS (95) WIERENGA - for budding pilots, a slection of planes that
 can be  resized, and placed on  the sky backgrounds. CLick  for extra info on
 the planes. Pictures can be coloured  with mouse, saved or printed. Ages 4-8;
 300K (600); $30 (more pictures); VGA. MOUSE. ****

 DR DOODLE  (94) TIJASOFT -  easy to use  drawing fun; lots  of shapes (stars,
 triangles, diamonds, etc) and colours.  Colour, save or print your creations.
 Optional soundblaster background music. 3-8; 230K (370); $7; VGA. MOUSE. ****

 *UPDATED* H492: RACHEL'S DOLLS AND OTHER COLOURING BOOKS - £2.00 (3½" only)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 This updated  version (v2.1 -  1995) has much  improved soundblaster support.
 The  dolls now  speak on  all systems  that have  soundblasters or compatible
 soundcards. For full details see previous  description in our Autumn 95 sheet
 or current disk catalogue. 4-8; 400K (600); $30; VGA. MOUSE. ****

 We have also added two other old favourites to this disk:

 EGA  MOUSE PAINT  (92) FISCHER  GRAFIX -  very nice  selection of 29 predrawn
 pictures to colour, or draw your  own. Pictures are selected from a colourful
 icon type menu, other features include timer (forces children to take turns!)
 and screen saver. 3-6; 100K (200); $23 (personalised); EGA. MOUSE. ****

 COLORING BOOK  v2.2 (95) HOLLOWAY -  super selection of paints  and pictures.
 Very  easy to  use, save  or print  your works  of art.  Unusually it can use
 joystick or keys as well as a mouse. 3-6; 170 (700); VGA. ****

 H625: SCHOOL MOM V6.0 (95) MOTES EDUC SOFTWARE - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A classic shareware  program that has  been in our  library since we  started
 five  years ago.  This latest   version has  many improvements  over previous
 CGA/EGA versions (still  available on E012 and E226).  Improved VGA graphics,
 optional soundblaster support with real human speech provides additional help
 and  encouragement  particularly  in  the  excellent  spelling section - this
 "spells out  words" and includes large  ready made lists plus  the ability to
 add your  own homework lists. Other  new sections include a  colouring book -
 along with  the previous design  and line drawing  sections. Plus there  is a
 large selection  of 50 ready made  exams (many subjects) with  the ability to
 create  your own.  For full  details  of  the other  sections please  see the
 descriptions of earlier versions in our main catalogue. These include a large
 maths section  (games, counting, addition,  multiplication, fractions through
 to basic  algebra and much  more), English grammar,  music with playback  and
 record, improved multi-level time-telling section. A superb all round program
 suitable for a wide age group (4-14); 1.2MB (2); $25; VGA. MOUSE. *****

 H624: WONDER WORD (95) SOFTWARE AVENUE -  £2.00 (3½" only)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Excellent pictorial crossword game featuring animated VGA graphics, music and
 sound effects (soundcard  or PC Speaker). 3 levels to  suit ages 6-10. Zipper
 the cheerful monkey is there to help - watch him dance when you're right (and
 stamp on incorrect  letters!); he can be turned off  for older players. Large
 selection of written and picture clues,  based on "Things at Home" theme. One
 or two players, high scores,  optional hints, save/ reload unfinisheed games.
 An unusual and fun way to improve childrens reading, spelling and vocabulary.
 450K (1.2MB); $9.95 (more words & pictures on other themes); VGA. *****

 H623: ANIMATED ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION (95) FLIX - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 This  is the  long awaited  sequel  to  "Animated Maths"  (H054). Aimed  at a
 slightly older age  group (ages 6-10) it presents step  by step problems in a
 lively colourful environment.  Help and encouragement if you  go wrong, and a
 variety  of options  allow full  customisation to  suit your child's ability.
 Choose addition or subtraction, with  or without re-grouping. Addition allows
 max of  three random numbers, each  number can be set  to between 1-9 digits.
 Ideal for 6 year  olds just being introduced to "Tens and  Units" right up to
 ten  year  olds  who  are  still  struggling  with "carrying" and "borrowing"
 techniques. Full sound support (Sblaster, Adlib, PC Speaker). After every ten
 correct answers children  can visit the games room -  here they can build and
 launch a rocket, ride  a train, or tackle one of 8  animated VGA jigsaws at a
 variety of skill  levels. Highly recommended - yet  another excellent additon
 to a highly  popular series. Ages 6-10; 1.4MB (2.5);  $15 (more game options,
 unlimited game play, customised with childs name); VGA. 286. MOUSE. *****

 H622: WORD BY WORD/MOT PAR MOT/GAIR WRTH AIR '95 GREENWOOD - £2.00 (3½" ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A special  "mixed" shareware  version (V5.1)  of the  excellent Word  by Word
 module found in  both language packs below (H620/21).  Includes 40 "pages" of
 Spanish, 60 French  and 80 from the Welsh version.  Again each page is themed
 and drills include  games, translating, etc. Caters for  200 students, tutors
 menu allows  editing pages, changing  page titles, zeroing  scores, etc. Full
 version of  program in each language  again available from WISEOWL  at £14.95
 plus postage.  Registered versions are  the latest versions  with no reminder
 screens. Ages 10+; 700K; Runs on any PC. *****

 H621: WELSH LANGUAGE PACK (1995) BAGNOL & GREENWOOD (UK) - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An  excellent  and  unique  package,  developed  with  help  from  accredited
 linguists funded  by the Welsh Office.  Includes three modules (as  in French
 language pack H620  below). WORD BY WORD WELSH  with 3,000+ bilingual phrases
 (continually  updated  and  expanded)  including office/business/bureaucratic
 Welsh. Plus LOOK-UP WELSH and WRITE IN  WELSH (details as in FRENCH version -
 H620). Runs  on any PC  under DOS or  Windows. Registered versions  available
 from WISEOWL - prices as French H620 below. *****

 H620: FRENCH LANGUAGE PACK (1995) BAGNOL & GREENWOOD (UK) - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An excellent collection of three  related programs aimed at beginners through
 to GCSE and beyond. Programs can be installed through DOS or Windows. WORD BY
 WORD FRENCH  is ideal for  learning and revising  essential vocabulary. 3000+
 phrases arranged on 180+ themed "pages" (eating, school, shop, illness, etc.)
 Each page has  16 keywords shown in context,  demonstrating language patterns
 and syntax. View pages for revision purposes or you can test yourself on each
 page at 5  different skill levels. Drills include  translating, fill-in gaps,
 and games such  as anagrams & hangman. Contents can  be edited or customised,
 tracks progress of 200 students (fully networkable). WRITE-IN is a simplified
 Wordstar-style word processor with easy access to accented foreign characters
 and  LOOK-UP dictionary  (see below).  Produces unformatted  text that can be
 printed  or enhanced  in other  WP or  DTP programs.  LOOK-UP is  an extended
 bilingual dictionary for  DOS or Windows, with more  than 20,000 refences. In
 Windows the icon sits over your word processor allowing words to be looked up
 and then  cut and pasted to  your word processor. Finds  exact marches first,
 followed by  close & near matches,  all shown in context  (in both langauges)
 with  multiple  idioms  and  synonyms.  Ages  10-ADULT; 1.2MB (2); Registered
 versions of each  package (latest update with no  reminder screens) available
 from WISEOWL  shareware for £14.95 (private  family use), £25.00 (classroom),
 £50+ (site license). Please add £2.50 postage  per order. Runs on any PC with
 a hard disk  (Windows installation requires  min Win 3.1).  DOS versions will
 also run under PC emulation on  Nimbus', MAC & Archimedes. Highly recommended
 - fully trialed in schools and colleges. *****

 W619: TIP TAP LITE (94) POLYVISION - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 One of the best Windows "Early  Education" programs we've seen yet, using the
 multimedia capabilities  of the latest PCs.  A multi-sensory approach teaches
 and  re-inforces  many  essential  early  skills.  On-screen  keyboard, large
 hands (with  colour-coded fingers), full  colour animation, speech  and music
 are used to improve typing, spelling, word & sentence construction, and more.
 Split into several lessons, each concentrates  first on one particular word -
 accompanied by animation, speech and  music. After practise with the keyboard
 and spelling,  the word sounds  are clearly sounded  out. The child  can then
 move on to tackle a selection of similar sounding words and finally to typing
 full sentences. There are even excllent full colour sheets (with guide lines,
 pictures, etc.) that can be printed  for handwriting practise. Program uses a
 "Tip Tap Gothic" true type font just  like that used in schools. Suitable for
 ages 5-10. 1.4MB (2); $24.95 (more  animations & words, customise data, extra
 print options); WIN 3.1. SOUNDCARD. 4MB RAM. *****

 H618: KINDER CARTON (95) KIDSTUFF SOFTWARE - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The  most  comprehensive  early  learning  program  we've  seen  yet! If your
 children have enjoyed  the highly popular Preschool Pack  (H172) but now need
 something more challenging then this is  ideal. No less than 27 options cover
 phonics,  maths and  logic activities  for advanced  pre-schoolers through to
 year 2 (ages  3-7). All games feature excellent colour  VGA graphics and many
 can be customised  to your childs ability. Phonics  activities include letter
 matching,  sequencing, alphabet  book, digraphs  & blends,  rhyming words,  3
 letter words, Amazing Words and Word  Race. Math and logic activities include
 Lasoo  Count, ordinal  numbers, greater  than/less than,  manipulative + & -,
 hundred board  (brilliant for discovering  number patters- it  comes complete
 qith  a set  of crayons),  Arrows, Count  Down, missing  numbers, skip count,
 guess the number,  number lines and problems, mazes,  nim, noughts & crosses,
 boxes game, and complete the pattern. All skillfully designed to capture your
 childs imagination - for example the Ordinal  No. section takes the form of a
 pig race! When  the race is over your  child must colour the second  pig red,
 fourth  blue, etc,  etc. Supports   PC speaker,  Adlib or  Sblast. ABSOLUTELY
 BRILLIANT for a  wide age range. 3-7; 1.2MB (2.5);  $20 (voice files, update,
 support); 286. VGA. MOUSE. *****

 H617: JUNGLE BOOK DEMO (1996) VIRGIN - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 If your  children enjoyed the demos  of Aladdin (H506) and  Lion King (H507),
 they'll love this fully playable first level of the latest Disney game. Guide
 Mowgli through  the jungle, help hime  destroy mean snakes and  other enemies
 with bananas and boomerangs! If you collect all the gems on this first level
 there's even a  fully playable bonus level! 3 skill  levels, superb sound and
 graphics. 5+; 1.4MB(2.0); 386. 4 MB RAM. VGA. SOUNDCARD RECOMMENDED. *****



 H616: MAPS AND ATLASES SPECIAL COLLECTION - £3.00 (HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 BRITISH WATERS v2.0 (95) M.HARRISON (UK) - learn all those British rivers,
 towns, islands and coastal areas. Very well presented interactive book
 featuring many clear, full colour maps. Country is split into about 18 areas,
 plus several maps of the whole country. Revision or test mode. Covers about
 300 lakes, rivers and coastal arwas plus about 100 major population centres.
 10+; 800K (3MB); £12.50 (print answer sheets, more options); VGA. ****

 EDUCATLAS (1994) F.JARRAUD (FRANCE) - statistical world atlas that allows you
 to create your own custom colour (or b&w) maps based on the data you need and
 then print or save (pcx). Allows cross sorting - for example you can search
 for all democratic countries with a high birth rate, English speaking
 Christian countries, etc, etc. Covers languages, politics, society, religion,
 GNP, population, and much more. Localise any country, zoom in. Click anywhere
 on world map and a useful info box pops up. Covers everywhere except Africa.
 8-ADULT; 200K (400); £16 (Africa); CGA. EGA. Mouse optional. ****

 FASTMAP (92) G.OKITA (US) - the fastest and most detailed world map drawing
 program we've seen. Flat or spherical view, lots of zoom and detail levels
 (not at all "blocky"). Optional display of towns, cities, rivers, political
 borders, state boundaries, grid, etc. etc. "Drag" the globe with your mouse,
 or even turn it upside down! Custom colours, add your own locations (need
 long/lat). Very handy. 8+; 500K (900); FW; EGA. VGA. Mouse optional. ****

 H615: TOTAL CONCEPTS DINOSAURS (94) C.HILL (UK) - £5.00 (2 disk set)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Another excellent title, this time featuring information and full screen
 colour pictures of more than 30 dinosaurs which are covered chronologically
 through the three main dinosaur periods. Again ideal for school projects.
 8-adult; 2MB (4); PD; VGA. Mouse. *****

 H614: TOTAL CONCEPTS SOLAR SYSTEM (94) C.HILL (UK) - £5.00 (2 disk set)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Really good interactive book, stacks of information on each of the planets
 (with useful summaries), plus "birth of the SS", the sun, asteroids and
 comets. 100+ pages of text, pop-up "extra-info" boxes, glossary and hyper-
 text help. 150 full colour photos and diagrams (eclipses, earthquakes, and
 other useful things). Ideal for Key Stage 2 school projects. 8-adult; 2MB
 (4); PD; VGA. Mouse. *****

 H613: KIDTIONARY v2.0 (94) LINC0LN BEACH - £3.00 HD
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Electronic dictionary with about 80 words (more on registration), each word
 is fully illustrated on alphabetical pages and has a "listen" button to hear
 the word (or associated sound) spoken, as well as the more usual text
 description. ALso a search facility and a nice quiz where you must spell the
 illustrated word (the "Listen" button can be used as a clue!). Ages 4-8; 800K
 (2MB); $22; VGA. MOUSE. ****

 H612: INTERACTIVE BOOKS SPECIAL SELECTION - £2.00 (3½" only)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Two excellent titles from Canadian author Gary Killops, written with Neobook.

 MAGIC MADE EASY (95) super introduction for budding musicians of all ages.
 Wide range of easy tricks, all clearly explained with text and/or pictures.
 Card tricks, Mind Reading, Impromptu Magic - even computer magic! Plus
 informative sections on dealers, organisations, types of Magic and how to
 become a magician. And don't forget to click on the rabbit's nose for sopme
 topical jokes! Ages 9+; 330K (700); $ 12 (update). EGA. VGA. Mouse. ****

 DISNEY 95 a must for anyone planning to visit Disneyland (California).
 Extremely well presented - there are tips, planners, details on rides and
 attractions and loads more! How to save money, how to get a free
 photo with Mickey with no hassle, shopping tips, and our favourite " Don't
 Miss / Don't Bother" section. 220K (320); $ Free; VGA. MOUSE. ****

 H611: ALFABETO (95) MARIO BALDAZZI £6.00 (2xHD)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An absolutely massive multimedia book created with Neobook Pro. A very good
 Italian speaking alphabet book. Lots of pictures for each leter - every word
 and sound is spoken in very clear Italian. It also features high quality CMF
 (multi-instrument) music. We've included it as an experiment as we have no
 idea how many parents out there want to teach their children Italian. However
 it may also be of interest to those experimenting with Neobook (see box
 opposite) as it demonstrates just what this powerful program is capable of.
 3+; 3MB (6); $25 (4 language pictionary); VGA. SBLASTER. MOUSE. ****


 H610: ADVENTURES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (95) STACY MUELLER
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Another interactive storybook written with VGA Storymaker; a different author
 this time! "Text to speech" with  real voice captions. Click & explore whilst
 enjoying the simple  versions of Adam and Eve, Jacob's  Coat and the story of
 Moses. 4-7; 700K (1.3MB); $8 (personalised); VGA. MOUSE. SBLASTER. ****

 H609: BILLY BEAR'S ENCHANTED EASTER (95) L.WAUER - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Our absolute favourite Billy Bear title!  This is a brilliant point and click
 story -  told entirely by human  voice. The animations and  sound effects are
 superb - children of all ages (and  Mum and Dad!) will enjoy this tale. Billy
 is asked to an  Easter party - and spends all day  hunting for eggs! How many
 can you find?  There are so many animations that  we guarantee you won't find
 them  all! -  unless you  use the  "read the  story to  me" option.  There is
 also  a very  good animated  Easter  Egg  making Machine  and stacks  more to
 explore. Outstanding. Highly recommended. 3-7+; 1.3MB (2.5); $8 (personalised
 adventure featuring your child); VGA. 386+. SOUNDBLASTER. MOUSE. *****

 H608: BILLY BEAR'S DAY DREAMS (95) L.WAUER - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 First title to be told entirely by  human voice, no "text to speech" story so
 even pre-readers will enjoy every step of it! 200+ animations; 20 or more per
 page so your child will discover something new each time they play. Billy and
 his sister walk to their babysitters house, theres a storm so they can't play
 outside. Underwater scenes,  haunted ships and much more!  3-7; 800K (1.4MB);
 $15 (clipart, "Night Dreams" story, etc.); VGA. MOUSE. SBLASTER. 286+. *****

 H607: BILLY BEAR IS IT CHRISTMAS YET? (95) L.WAUER - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Brilliant freeware (no registration needed)  present for all Billy fans. Each
 new Billy  title just gets gets  better and better! Join  Billy in the forest
 where he picks out a tree, then help  him decorate it (you can even decide on
 the colour  scheme), select which  Carol to play  on the radio,  hunt for the
 hidden  decorations, help  Billy undo  his presents  and much  more! Captions
 again feature real voices. 4-7; 830K (1.5MB); FW; VGA. MOUSE. SBLASTER. *****

 H606: BILLY BEAR AND THE NOAH'S ARK ADVENTURE (95) L.WAUER - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 First VGA Billy Bear storybook. Billy tells his favourite bible story - again
 featuring real  voice captions. 300+ animations,  the animal characters (many
 speak!) are really well drawn and there are loads of suprises, fun and music.
 Why did he build the ark? Follow the  journey - what did they do for 40 days?
 Click and you can magically see all the activities inside the ark - including
 "Noah" bear in  his bathtub! What happened when the  rain stopped? 4-7; 1.3MB
 (2.5); $8 (or $25 with extra clipart etc.). 286+. VGA. MOUSE. SBLASTER. *****

 H605: BILLY BEAR'S PUMPKIN SEED (94) L.WAUER - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 One of the last in the EGA Billy  series (later titles are VGA) but the first
 title  to feature  real human  voices for  all the  captions when objects are
 clicked on (story  text remains "text to speech" as  before). The real speech
 adds  a new  dimension, children  will love  it! Loads  of excellent and very
 funny animations  such as (friendly)  ghosts popping up  all over the  place.
 4-7; 800K(1.6); $15 (extra sound, pics, etc); EGA. VGA. MOUSE. SBLASTER. ****

 H603: INSECT CLIPART - £2.00 3½" only
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 110 black and white PCX pictures for  your own insect projects and posters! A
 mass of butterflies, beetles, bugs,  bees, grasshoppers and many more. Simple
 outlines to complex  multiple drawings. Also a few  cartoons and several non-
 insect samples such as snails, rodents and spiders. 600K (1.6MB). PD. ****

 H602: AFRICANIZED HONEY BEE (94) STERLING ASSOCIATES - £2.00 3½" only
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Fascinating interactive book; concentrating on  the Africanised type that has
 spread from  Brazil to Texas  in a  very  short time. There  are questions to
 answer (mouse recommended)  as you work your way  through the many colourful,
 animated pages. Total  running time of 50 minutes  or view specific sections;
 European  bees, bee  keeping, how  to avoid  beeing stung,  first aid for bee
 stings,  distribution maps,  characteristics,  and  much more.  8-ADULT; 500K
 (1MB); $19.95 (documentation, clipart); DOS 3.3+. VGA. ****

 H601A/C/B: SUBSTANCE ABUSE REFERENCE GUIDE (95) Drs LONDERO & GOLDMAN - £9.00
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Written by two doctors from Harris County Health Dept Texas. This interactive
 book presents a mass of information in a highly readable, visually attractive
 manner; colour  VGA graphics, pop-up  illustrations, scrolling text  windows,
 search facilities and much more. Large "chapters" cover five different areas:
 GENERAL OVERVIEW:  describes all types of  drugs - Hallucinogens, Stimulants,
 Depressants and  "others" including inhalants,  alcohol, nicotine, polydrugs,
 caffeine and many more. "STREET DRUGS - STREET PEOPLE": Who uses which drugs?
 How can you tell? How do they affect the body? How can one intervene? STREET-
 WISE SLANG DICTIONARY: well presented, simply click for a popup definition of
 selected word. THE LAW: this section is  perhaps not as relevant to U.K users
 although many  guidelines are similar.  SOCIAL ASPECTS: covers  all stages of
 child development (preschool to late teens) and how to gradually introduce an
 understanding and awareness of drugs  & related problems. "Getting Involved",
 Causes of Drug Abuse, and  even some thought-provoking animated cartoons. All
 articles can be printed, many would  make ideal reference sheets for schools,
 home,  youth clubs,  medical centres,  etc. A  superb tool  in the  effort to
 promote a better understanding of drug use and help deal with this world wide
 problem. 11-ADULT; 4.5MB (8); FREEWARE. VGA. 286. MOUSE RECOMMENDED. *****

 H599A/B/C/D: HEXEN 4 LEVEL DEMO (1995) ID/RAVEN - £12.00 (4 DISK SET)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An amazing sequel to Heretic that has received rave reviews from all PC Games
 magazines. Astounding scenery and sound. Again it is a fantasy with grotesque
 and  fantastic  characters,  but  unlike  previous  "Doom-like"  games  it is
 non-linear. One level may  lead to two or more other levels  and you may have
 to return to previous levels several  times to complete your quest. Choice of
 playing one of three characters (Mage, Cleric or Warrior) each with their own
 features, skills and grisly weapons.  Optional mouse, joystick, soundcard and
 multiplayer  modem/network support.  Commercial version  (£45 GT Interactive)
 has 30+ levels. Age 12+; 5MB (12MB); VGA. 4MB RAM (8 RECOMMENDED); 486. *****

 H598: HURL (95) MILLENIUM MEDIA - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Non-violent 1st  person perspective game  for kids! You're  a "squeaky-clean"
 agent who collects rubbish (cans, banana skins and more). This earns cash; to
 be used in vending machines for  buying water bombs, soap or deoderant. These
 can then immobilise  the pigs, egg throwing geese  and other "enemies" whilst
 you clear up the untidy site. Good clean fun! Soundcard & mouse optional. 6+;
 1.4Mb (2.5); $45 (more levels); VGA. 386. 4MB RAM. ****

 H597: KRAZY CHRISTMAS (94) PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTS - £2.00 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 First class seasonal entertainment for a wide age group (ages 4 upwards - Mum
 and Dad might even lke a go!). Select from a series of "blank" faces (or just
 use a plain page and create  your own). "Faces" include reindeer, Xmas trees,
 Santa, Elves,  etc. There is  then a large  selection of "stamps",  (baubles,
 parcels, holly, etc) , facial features,  shapes and other tools such as pens,
 pencils,  text,  and  erasers  to  further  embellish the pixcture. Completed
 pictures can be saved in the Gallery  for future use (saved as PCX pictures).
 Excellent graphics; soundblaster users can enjoy the jolly Christmas music as
 they work. GREAT! 4+; 500K(1.5M); $18 (more programs); 286. VGA. MOUSE. *****

 W596: GRIFFIN'S SPEAKING SPELLER (1994) ROBICHAUX - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Handy Windows spelling tutor; input your own list of 1-20 words (any length).
 Ideal for  homework. Word is displayed  and spelt audibly, letter  by letter.
 Child then given a  chance to spell it; if they're correct  parts of a hidden
 (photographic quality)  picture is gradually  revealed. If wrong  the word is
 "recycled"  to be  used again  later. 12  pictures. 6-11;  1.2MB (2);  $10-20
 (multiple lists, more pictures, use own voice); WIN 3.1 & SOUNDCARD. ****

 H595: RADIX (1995) EPIC MEGAGAMES - £9.00 (3 DISK SET - HD ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Amazing 3D flying adventure; speed  down countless tunnels penetrating deeper
 into the  alien ship. Many  tunnels are narrow  and claustrophobic; requiring
 good navigation skills. You will encounter heavy resistance from many aliens;
 4 different weapon systems to cope  with this (8 upon registration). Non-stop
 action, interspersed with short briefings. This first huge episode includes 8
 regular  missions plus  a secret   one! 4  skill levels.  Multiplayer options
 (modem -  14,400 baud, serial  or network) allow  dogfighting or co-operative
 play. All with Epic's usual high  quality music (S.blast / gravis), graphics,
 and  effects. Joystick,  gamepad and  mouse support.  8+; 4MB  (7); £26.99 (3
 episodes); VGA. 486+. 4MB RAM (8 recommended). *****

 H594: EXTREME PINBALL (95) EPIC / ELECTRONIC ARTS - £8.00 (3 DISK SET)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Its hard to believe that Epic could improve on their now classic Epic Pinball
 (see disk H334); but  they have! This is the first board  "Rock Fantasy" in a
 series of  four and it's like  nothing we've seen before.  The 3D "Dotmation"
 scoreboard itself is  a sight, and then there's the  actual table featuring 4
 fliiopers, hand drawn art and even a TV monitor that will play videos (if you
 hit the  correct targets!). All  backed up by  a great stereo  soundtrack and
 effects. 7+; 3.5MB (6.5); £26.99 (more boards); VGA. 386. 4MB RAM.

 W593: CROSSWORD AND WORDSEARCH CREATORS FOR WINDOWS - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 An oustanding  collection of three  different crossword creators  - each with
 something  different to  offer. For  absolute ease  of use  we recommend  the
 Constructor Kit (and it's partner Wordsearch program). Both are simple enough
 for a child  to use, with sophisticated "extras" that  will appeal to adults.
 All four programs need Win 3.1+, 386+, VGA, and 4MB RAM.

 CROSSWORD AND  WORDSEARCH CONSTRUCTOR KITS (95)  INSIGHT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS -
 both can make puzzles up to max  30x30 in plain or fun shapes. 25 pre-defined
 shapes (tree,  train, heart, etc.)  or design your  own. Incredibly easy  and
 intuitive  use.  Choice  of  font,  grid  colour, upper/lowercase, etc. Print
 options include - grid on/off, with/without solutions, separate answer sheets
 / keys,  bonus questions,  scramble  wordsearch  clues (anagrams),  choice of
 direction in w.search. Save as text, WMF. AND MUCH MORE. Ideal for absolutely
 everyone -  teachers, students (great  for projects), publishers  or just for
 fun. 500K (1.5MB); £20 each (no reminders, access to more puzzles); ****

 CROSSWORD COMPILER FOR WINDOWS (95) A.LEWIS (UK)  - create puzzles up to 39 x
 39 inc. non-rectangular outlines. Optional autoblock filling (single & double
 symmetry). Very impressive  autofind will find words (3-10  letters) to fit a
 specific area (or complete puzzle), plus  a great anagram finder to help with
 cryptic  clues. All  word lists  give  choice  of using  American or  British
 English. Full clue editor and  database, allows compound linked clues. Custom
 square sizes & fonts. Will save to RTF (allows transfer to other systems inc.
 the  MAC),  supports  most  W.European  languages.  Ideal  for  hobbyists  or
 professional compilers.  Quite an AMAZING program.  430K (800); £28 (autofind
 3-20 letter words, create new word lists for "autofind", etc). *****

 XWORD FOR WINDOWS  (95) ASGARD SOFTWARE - a compiler  that also allows you to
 solve puzzles on-screen (max 50x50) with a unique option of switching between
 simple and cryptic clues; there's  an excllent "Anagram helper" which muddles
 up leeters  randomly just like scribbling  them on a newspaper.  You can even
 play with exploding blocks to increase tension! Also full save, export (BMP /
 txt) and  print options. User  definable colours, use  solid blocks or  thick
 lines, etc. 400K (800); £19.95 (support, access to more puzzles). *****

 H592: CLASSIC ARCADE GAMES - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Classics from yester-year!  Eight games to suit all tastes  - some need a 386
 with  soundblaster and  VGA. Others  feature simpler  EGA graphics and simple
 beeps but ALL have excellent addictive gameplay. Why not relax and reminisce?

 MS PACMAN (94)  CHAMP - true to the original;  ghosts, fruit bonuses and lots
 of dots! Mouse/joy/keys. 5+; 120K (300); $15 (editor, levels); VGA. 386. ****

 GOBMAN  (92)V P.MATEUS  (CANADA) -  another good  Pacman clone  with all  the
 classic features. 5+; 70K (170); $10 (more challenges); VGA. 286. ****

 ASTEROID MAYHEM (94) E.T.TOTON - Asteroids  type game with high quality sound
 blaster  effects and  interesting vocals.  Destroy 10  different aliens  (and
 asteroids of course!), collect gems. 300K (600); 7+; $10; 386. VGA. ****

 STAR MINES II  (93) KARJALA (FINLAND) - unusual shoot'em  up; cross between a
 maze game & Asteroids. Sound support. 160K (400); 8+; CARDware. 286.VGA. ****

 INVASION OF THE MUTANT SPACE BATS (94)  POP SOFTWARE - one of our favourites.
 Very fast with excellent addictive soundblaster music and effects. Blast away
 at over 60  waves of colourful sneaky space bats  and become Earth's greatest
 hero! Mouse/keys/joy. 1 or 2 players. BRILLIANT - worth getting this disk for
 this one game alone. 390K (900); 6+; $11 (extra); 386. EGA. VGA. *****

 ANTRUN  and OILCAP  (94/93) SOLEAU  SOFTWARE -  two different  games modelled
 loosely after  Pipemania. Im Antrun you  must rotate parts of  the tunnels to
 let the ants through. Oilrun involves placing links on a grid, creating pipe-
 work for the oil supply. Both games require quick thinking and fast reflexes;
 ideal for all ages. 7+; 300K (500); $12 each (more levels); EGA. MOUSE. ****

 DOTSO (93) SOLEAU  - not really an arcade  game but it fitsin nivcely  here .
 Remeber that  game you played  a tschool joining  up the dots  to make boxes?
 Well heres a PC version where you van  play against the Pc at 3 levels making
 it usitable for all ages. 5+; 120K (160); $12 (2 human players); EGA. ****

        *** THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL EIGHT GAMES ABOVE FOR JUST £3.00 ***
        PLEASE REGISTER THOSE YOU CONTINUE TO USE AND ENJOY. THANK YOU

 H591: CLASSIC ARCADE SOUNDCARD SPECIAL - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 If you yearn after those classic games  of the 70s and 80s but want something
 that  shows of  the capabilities  of  todays  PCs try  this. All  three games
 feature VGA graphics and soundblaster support and need a 386 or faster.

 MEGAPEDE  (94) CHEESY  SOFTWARE -  brilliant adaptation  of the old centipede
 game. Blast the snake to bits before it reaches bottom of screen; the smaller
 it  is the  faster it  goes. There  are also  spiders, bees  and other creepy
 crawlies. Highly amusing graphics and  music; sound effects are quite ghastly
 and guaranteed to drive you mad! 5+; 800K (1.3MB); $10-15 (extras); *****

 ASTROFIRE v1.0s (94)  O.THOMAS (UK) - amazing 3-D  graphics and soundtrack in
 this adaptaion  of Asteroids -  blast them into  smaller and smaller  pieces.
 Addictive!. 6+; 300K (600); £19.95 (more backgrounds and craft). *****

 SPACE INTRUDERS  (94) S.NARINE (CANADA) -  just like that all  time favourite
 "Space Invaders".  Indefinte play (if  your're good enough)  - just like  all
 those hours you spent in front of the TV years ago. 6+; 200K (400); $10; ****

 H590: DDM SOCCER 1995 (95) DIGITAL DREAMS - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The best shareware  soccer we've seen. Many top  world teams are represented;
 England is not!  - but team and player names  can easily be customised. Alter
 kit (or even players' hair  colour!), re-design national flags, adjust player
 skills and tactics, weather conditions (  desert pitch, Icy, wet, etc.). Good
 colour VGA  graphics and sound  effects (soundcard recommended).  All options
 can  be  saved  for  future  play.  This  version  allows  cup matches only -
 registration brings  league matches and  further options. Great  for football
 fans of all ages. 1MB (2); £19; 386+. VGA. *****

 H589: MVP BRIDGE (1994) MVP SOFTWARE - £2.00
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The best shareware bridge program -  featuring good VGA graphics, easy to use
 mouse  interface  and  optional  background  music  (soundblaster). Ideal for
 beginners (explanations can  be turned on/off) or for  improving play of both
 novice  and  advanced  players.  250K  (500);  $29.95 (more conventions, save
 hands, manual, rubber bridge, etc.); VGA. MOUSE. 286+. *****

 W588: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (1995) TELLITAGAN STORIES - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A highly illustrated storybook featuring 30+ full-screen outline drawings and
 70 short pages of text. Your child can click and follow the pages - or at any
 stage they can choose to pause and  colour the current picture. This is saved
 so that next tine they "read" the  book the pictures appear as they have left
 them. Pictures are saved  as BMP files so can easily be  printed from a paint
 program. 4+; 1.4MB (6MB). $17.50 (soundtrack); WIN 3.1. VBRUN300.DLL. ****

 H587: SKYROADS (1994) BLUE MOON SOFTWARE (ESTONIA) - £2.00 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The original version  of Skyroads (Xmas version on  H586); cruise the galaxy.
 Same excellent features as H586 but  different roads and scenery. Why not get
 both disks for twice as much fun! Pay attention to the road surface - you may
 get a boost, pick up supplies or  get sticky tyres! Keys, mouse, or joystick.
 Soundcard support. GREAT! 6+; 450K; £19(more roads); 286. EGA. VGA. *****

 H586: SKYXMAS - XMAS SKYROADS SPECIAL (94) BLUE MOON - £2.00 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Cruise the galaxy, down a never-ending road, in your starglider. An excellent
 3D arcade  game that is just  plain fun! A simple  idea brilliantly executed,
 and  strangely compulsive.  Jump, swerve,  and speed  through tunnels.  Catch
 glimpses of snowy space scenery. One of our favourites. Optional mouse, joy &
 soundcard support. 6+; 450K; £19 (more roads & music); 286+. EGA. VGA. *****

 H585: ABUSE (95) CRACK.DOT.COM (ID SOFTWARE) - £6.00 (2 DISK SET)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Amazing new platform game from one of the programmers of Doom. The setting is
 mostly  dark,  underground  and  gloomy.  But  this  contrasted with frequent
 flashes and blasts from explosions, guns  and lights. A unique feature is the
 way the  mouse is used to  control the direction of  fire whilst keys control
 movement - you can run forwards whilst  shooting straight up, down or or even
 backwards!  Excellent effects  and soundtrack  - your  prey includes  strange
 monkey-like monsters and many others! Unique and very exciting - with 5 huge,
 levels, and 4 skill levels. HIGHLY  RECOMMENDED. 10+; 2.4MB (6MB); £37.99 (14
 levels); 386. VGA. MOUSE. 4MB RAM. *****

 H584: JAZZ JACKRABBIT HOLIDAY HARE 1995 (EPIC MEGAGAMES) - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A new holiday episode  for Jazz fans, completely different  from 1994 edition
 (still  available  on  H469,  or  original  version  on  H431).  The lovable,
 super-fast  hare  bounds  through  a  series  of  exciting  colourful  levels
 including Candios (full of sweets and biscuits!) and other Toyland fantasies.
 A winner! if you  or your child haven't yet played  Jazz, try this. 5+. 1.4MB
 (3MB); £30 9 episodes, £35 CD ROM with bonus levels; 386. VGA. 4MB RAM. *****

 H583A/B: TYRIAN (95) EPIC MEGAGAMES - £5.00 (2 DISK SET)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A stunning overhead  shoot'em up; superb  graphics and music  (there's even a
 jukebox). If you liked Raptor you'll love this! Trent Hawkins, terriformation
 pilot is out to  find who shot his best mate in the  back. Loads of weapons (
 200+ combinations), bonuses, etc. Play as  a single player "full" game (needs
 thought  and planning);  or as  a furious  one or  two player arcade shooter.
 Skill  levels.  Optional  network,  modem,  mouse,  joystick,  sound support.
 OUTSTANDING. 2MB (4.5). 7+; £26.99 (3 episodes); VGA. 386+. 4MB RAM. *****

 H582A/B/C: TERMINAL VELOCITY (95) APOGEE / 3D REALMS - £9.00 (3 x HD DISKS)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Incredible 3D space  flight simulator / shoot 'em  up with breathtaking, VERY
 realistic scenery. Protect the Earth  from invasion; Armadas from other solar
 systems  must  be  destroyed.  The  shareware  version  is massive (10MB) and
 features  3 complete  levels (planets)  each with  several skil levels. Shoot
 down anything  - other aircraft,  buildings, hangars, etc.  You can even  fly
 through tunnels.  Lots of weapons and  missiles. Excellent digital soundtrack
 and effects  (soundblaster, PROAudio &  Arid cards); includes  modem, network
 and serial game support. Joystick, keys  or gamepad. AMAZING! 8-ADULT; £35 (9
 levels, sVGA mode); VGA. 486DX. 4MB RAM (8MB RECOMMENDED). *****

 H581: BREAKFREE (95) SOFTWARE STORM - £2.00 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A classic breakout game where you break through the wall with a bat and ball;
 BUT there's one big diffrence! It's all in 3D with a first person "Doom-like"
 perspective.  Launch your  fireballs to  remove all  the walls  in each of 10
 addictive  levels. Collect  bonuses, some  objects should  be avoided!  Sound
 support. GREAT FUN! 7+; 450K (1MB); $18 (70 levels & editor); VGA. 286. *****

 H580: ROADHOG v1.0 (95) TEACY ENTERTAINMENT - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Brilliant new racing game! You're normally  a quiet, well mannered driver but
 every so often you  don your shades, get into your blue  go-kart and go wild!
 Race with yellow cab drivers in  New York, experience the Mystic Mountains in
 Asia  (this involves  driving through  a ferocious  thunderstorm and avoiding
 monsters!), or  experience the open  countryside of "Middle  America". Superb
 soundtrack  and effects.  Registration brings  more scenarios,  tracks and an
 editor. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. 6+; 1.4MB (3.5); $25-40; VGA. 386. 2MB RAM. *****

 W579: WINDOWS EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL VOL 5 - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A new volume in our highly  popular series of "Windows Educational Specials".
 This volume  is aimed at  "Middle School" children  (roughly ages 9-14),  and
 covers  just  about  everything:  Biology,  Foreign  languages, Latin, Flags,
 Grammar & Writng styles, Maths Games and Charts, Typing practise, AND MORE!

 INSECTA (95) R.FRANK - superb introduction to insect anatomy & classification
 with  excellent 256  colour graphics.  Click and  drag body  parts to correct
 areas,  study  8  different  Orders  from  the  Arthropoda  (inc butterlfies,
 beetles, bees, mosquitoes  and more!), then take the  two quizzes. 9-15; 560K
 (1.2 MB); $20 (more animation and sound); ONE OF OUR FAVOURITES. *****

 SMILES v1.1s (95) A.WELLS - useful study method; cell contents (16 - 48 cells
 per "game") are  matched with their translations, or  equivalent. These could
 be  synonyms,  math  equations,  countries  -  capitals,  foreign  langauges,
 anything!. 21 data sets including French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Authors,
 etc. As an added challenge you can opt to scramble words (anagrams). 9-ADULT;
 200K (600); $19.95 (more vocabulary, add your own data); VBRUN200. ****

 SCHOOL CRAZY  (94) WORDSMITH - a  new updated version of  Kidware (see W394).
 Six  separate programs  - typing  and spelling  tutors, Math Wizard (practise
 +,-,÷,x, guess  the number, print practise  sheets); two number/logic puzzles
 and a much enhanced version of Charts  (create simple bar and pie charts with
 colour  or b&w  printouts -  great for  homework and  projects). Very  useful
 collection. 8-14; 110K (350); $19.95 (other activities); VBRUN300. *****

 ULTIMATE LANGUAGE TUTOR  (94) ULTIMATE SOFTWARE - well  laid out professional
 program that tests (also has a study  mode) four langauges (each in 4 areas -
 verbs, nouns, phrases,  misc. vocab). Multiple choice or  Fill-in style (type
 or use on-scren keyboard which is useful for forein characters and those with
 limited physical  mobility). Covers French, Italian,  German, Spanish - ideal
 for beginners  and general vocabulary revision.  Records scores and progress.
 11+; 100K (300); $20 (more words, add your own); VBRUN300. *****

 GRAMMAR EXPERT (93) WINTERTREE -  very extensive, fully interactive hypertext
 system covering: grammar, punctuation,  sentences, parts of speech, mechanics
 of writing (how  to write dates, numbers, use  hyphens, etc.), writing styles
 (letters, lists. etc) and much more.  All illustrated with a many good, clear
 examples.  Ideal reference  for teachers  and students.  11+; 120K (180); $30
 (extra sections on frequently confused words). ****

 LINGUA  LATINA  (93)  HASENFRATZ  -  brings  a  little  life  into  all those
 declensions  and conjugations  (also covers  pronouns) with  nicely presented
 fill-in style quizzes. 11+; 60K (180); FREEWARE; VBRUN200. ****

 EUROPE FOR  WIN (95) TORPEDO -  Windows version of this  excellent, colourful
 graphic  quiz (see  E284 for  DOS version)  that covers  Countries, Capitals,
 Exports, and major geographical features  (rivers, mountains, etc). Ideal for
 all ages. 9+; 160K (400); FREEWARE (World version for $14); *****

 AMNESIA (92) A.NETO - classic turn the tiles memory type game. We've included
 it here because  of the world flags it  uses as "tiles". These can  be viewed
 separately in a  scrolling window that displays full  colour pictures of more
 than 230 flags. The game itself is restricted to a one player version with 24
 pieces (more options on registratiom). 5-ADULT; 60K (300); $25; ****

 NOTE: IF  YOU DON'T HAVE  VBRUN200.DLL & VBRUN300.DLL  IN YOUR WINDOWS\SYSTEM
 DIRECTORY YOU MUST ALSO ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00) - PHONE IF YOU NEED DETAILS.

 W578: WINDOWS PRESCHOOL SPECIAL VOL 2 - £2.00. 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Simple games and activites for the youngest user, soundcard is NOT necessary.

 JUST FOR KIDS v1 (93) MURDAUGH - match the clearly displayed letters (upper /
 lowercase or mix) in the 4x4 grid. 3-5; 40K; $? (donation). ****

 ABCLEARN  & 123LEARN  (91) D.SCHOEFFEL  - two  simple programs  to teach  the
 alphabet and counting, each has 3  difficulty levels (counting can range from
 1-9, or 1-28). Optional hints and sound. 3-6; 60K; $3 each. VBRUN100. ***

 ACTIONS 123  v0.2 (93) VANTAGE  - simply  click  on 1-10 to  see the cheerful
 pictures with optional animation. 2-4; 120K (600); $15 (more options); ****

 MY COLOURING BOOK v0.2 (92) VANTAGE - farmyard scene to colour (saves to BMP)
 plus blank page for scribbling. 3-5; 50K (150); $15 (extra pics, print); ***

 MATCHEM v1.1 (95) B.HADDOCK - memory game with a multitude of options. Choice
 of tiles (shapes, colours, pictures, etc.), 4-30 tiles, time limits, parental
 password, gauges, hints. 3-adult; 370K (700); $9.95 (extras); VBRUN300. ****

 ALIEN TIC v2.0 (92) S.BISHOP - nice  noughts and crosses game that uses alien
 faces. 4+; 45K (70); FREEware; VBRUN100. ***

 SIMON (91) M.GAMBER - how long can you follow the combinations of colours and
 tones? 4-ADULT. 40K; FREEware. ****

 W577: WINDOWS PRESCHOOL SPECIAL VOL 1 - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Aimed mainly at  those with soundcards or multimedia  machines (the first two
 programs feature real sppeech and need a soundcard); a very nice collection.

 ROXIE'S READING  FISH v1.1 (95)  LATTICE WORK -  card game based  on the game
 go-fish, featuring a friendly talking cat.  Uses a selection of "first" words
 aimed at  early readers. Improves reading  skills whilst your child  has fun!
 Messages can  be personalised if  you have a  microphone. 4-6; 700K  (1.5MB);
 $9.95 (200 words in 5 reading levels, other options); SOUNDCARD. *****

 ALPHABET SOUP (95) NISSEN VENTURES - simply click on the colourful display to
 hear the name  of the letters, shapes or numbers.  Simple but very effective;
 fascinating for the very young. Registration brings 7 other categories (pets,
 plants, food, etc.). 2-5; 600K (2MB); $9.95; SOUNDCARD. ****

 MEGANS MATCHING (91) D.VEITH - simple memory game designed for the very young
 (ages 2 upwards), choice (picture menu)  of shapes, pictures, letters, etc. £
 skill levels  (6-20 pictures). Idela  starter program -  you'd be amazed  how
 good young children can get at this type of game. Great for introducing mouse
 control. 2-6; 80K (240); $5 (sound support); ****


 W576: PLAY N LEARN IN WINDOWS v1 (1995) PSG HOMECRAFT - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Another classic  shareware program (see  disk E319 for  original DOS version)
 brought bang  up todate for  today's (very) young  Windows users. Includes  6
 simple games aimed at 18 months - 3 years. Some games have several variations
 to increase the variety. Colour screen (simple keybasher), colour match, word
 whirl,  blackboard shapes,  next number  and Amandas  letter lotto  (includes
 delightful pictures for each letter and number). Options inc upper/lowercase,
 personalise, sound on/off (needs soundcard). Sound effects will dleight young
 children but will probably drive  parents mad! They include laughter, sirens,
 telephones and much more! An ideal introduction to computers, by far the best
 Windows  Baby &  Toddler program  we have  seen yet.  18mo-3yr; 1.3MB  (5MB);
 $19.95 (UK registration available); SOUNDCARD RECOMMENDED. *****

 W575: DINO SPELL V3.1 (1995) DYNOTECH SOFTWARE - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 This time Derik  as to complete spelling challenges  whilst collecting apples
 and  strawberries.  With  a  large  word  list  (can be customised). Complete
 spellings, select correct words. Registration  (£13.75) brings more mazes and
 levels. 6-10; 1.2MB (3MB); WIN 3.1. SOUNDCARD RECOMENDED. ****

 W574: DINO NUMBERS V3.1 (1995) DYNOTECH SOFTWARE - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Another adventure with  the amusing Derik the Dinosaur  (see Dino Match W510)
 but this one concentrates on improving maths skills. Select +,-,x,÷, or a mix
 of problems to be answered as you explore the maze collecting cows and eating
 snacks.  Find correct  problems in  the barn,  answer others  correctly using
 on-screen keypad.  Speech, music and  amusing animations. 5-11;  1.2MB (3MB);
 £13.75 ( more mazes & skill levels); WIN 3.1. SOUNDCARD RECOMMENDED. ****

 W570: WINDOWS EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL (AGES 4-10) - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A new  selection in  our popular  series of  "educational specials" (see also
 disks W392, W393, W394, W395). All programs on this disk require Windows 3.1,
 colour VGA, mouse and a compatible soundcard. Funspell needs a microphone.

 CHILDSPLAY RECORDER v1 (1995) J.CHILD (UK)  - similar to DOS version on H568;
 but with excellent Windows interface,  and full (customisable) sound support.
 Includes a selection  of tunes, interesting background info,  finger and note
 tests,  etc. Shareware  version does  not allow  creation of  your own tunes.
 7-11. 220K (800); $31 (step through, change speed, etc.); ****

 ABC123 v1.1 (1995) R2M - simple but highly effective way to teach numbers and
 letters. Press key  and the number or letter is  displayed in huge characters
 (upper and  lowercase) and "spoken".  Select English or  French (spoken by  a
 native  speaker) so  is suitable   for preschoolers  and also  older children
 wishing to perfect their vocabulary and accents! 3-12; 270K (600); $10; ****

 FUNSPELL (1995) K.REISDORPH - written by a father of six to improve his kids'
 spelling.  Create your  own word  lists (10  words per  list) accompanied  by
 personalised sound files (needs a microphone and windows RECORDER). Child is
 asked to spell the words one by  one; options to review misspelt words, track
 results, etc. Allows multiple users and lists so would be suitable for groups
 too. Can also customise the "well done" and "sorry your  wrong" type phrases.
 Children will  be delighted to hear  your own voice from  the computer. 6-12;
 450K (1.2MB); $15 (longer wordlists, record words from within program). ****

 ROXIES  MATH FISH  (1995) LATTICEWORKS  - your  child will  love playing this
 card  game with  a happy,  talking,  animated  cat! Collect  "books" of  four
 matching addition  cards. Intuitive to use  and quite addictive -  your child
 won't realise they're also learning to add up! Based on the game Go Fish. One
 of our  favourites. Can also be  personalised if you have  a microphone. 5-7;
 500K (1MB); $9.95 (harder levels, -, x, ÷, etc.); *****

  * NEW * A SUPERB COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC, INTERACTIVE BOOKS FROM AUSTRALIA

 The  author  of  these  books  (Beverley  Johnston)  lived  in the Australian
 Kimberleys for more than 18 years  and spent 7 years from 1975-82 prospecting
 the Australian deserts (all but the Simpson) and wilderness with her husband.
 These books  represent 10 years careful  research, backed up by  the author's
 personal  experiences.  They  reflect  her  love  and knowledge of everything
 Australian - the country, wildlife,  history, people, legends, myths and much
 more. All  books are well  written with extensive  use of excellent  graphics
 which include sketches, portraits, maps, and more! BRILLIANT.

 H600: WHO DISCOVERED AUSTRALIA? (1995) B.JOHNSTON - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Very latest title from Beverley Johnston.  Based on the first few chapters of
 Gateway to Riches (below); but easier to operate and based around full colour
 graphics, maps  and diagrams. 3 chapters  cover Ancient times to  1770AD. The
 first has a mass of background information, relevant to any budding historian
 - not just  those studying Australia. Mongolians,  Egyptians, Romans, Greeks,
 Kublai Khan, Crusaders and much more (St George and Dragon even get a mention
 and a  picture!). Other areas cover  archaelogical evidence, "What Aboriginal
 legends suggest?".  Plus pages and pages  of pictures and information  on all
 the early adventurers; Dampier, Cortez,  Marco Polo, Tasman, Drake, Brook, da
 Gama, Cook and many more. Fascinating reading; large, colourful, easy to read
 text in scrolling windows. Pop up  maps (ancient & modern) show trade routes,
 areas, etc.  All enhanced with a  wealth of superb hand  drawn illustrations;
 including  many sailing  vessels,  informative  labelled pictures  of typical
 clothing (Roman Officer, Greek Hoplite, English Knight, etc. even an armoured
 alephant!).  For school  projects, general  interest, anyone!  8-ADULT; 1.2MB
 (2.6); $22.50; VGA. MOUSE RECOMMENDED. 640K RAM. *****

 H573: AUSTRALIAN TALES (1995) B.JOHNSTON (shareware version) - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The full shareware version of H572 (below); 10 charming tales along with even
 more graphics, background and other interesting  detail. This is truly one of
 the best  electronic books we have  ever seen; makes us  wish that Australian
 history and culture was covered more  generously in UK schools. 6-ADULT; 900K
 (1.8M); $22.50; VGA. MOUSE RECOMMENDED. 640K RAM. *****

 H572: AUSTRALIAN TALES (1995) B.JOHNSTON (freeware version) - £2.00 3½" ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 In this latest  electronic book the author has switched  to a full VGA colour
 system with easy click buttons (mouse or keys), scrolling text windows, print
 options, colour pictures  on every page, etc. Old  aboriginal tales that have
 been  retold over  the centuries  are related  in a  series of  short, simple
 stories that  all ages (about  6 up  to  adult) will enjoy.  The graphics are
 truly excellent - with a fresh  clear presentation that gives instant appeal.
 Includes aboriginal  bark paintings, historical  background, wildlife details
 (especially emus  and lizards!), along  with just three  charming tales. Find
 out how the "Koala Learned to Live  without Water", "Men were Given Fire" and
 more! 550K (900); FREEware; VGA. 640K RAM. *****

 H571: JOURNEY THROUGH TIMELLESS LAND (1995) B JOHNSTON - £2.00 (3½" ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Written in similar style to Gateway (H569), ideal for the armchair traveller!
 Follow the long-forgetten Canning Stock route  for almost 1000 miles from the
 Great Sandy desert to near Perth.  7 chapters, plus an abundance of excellent
 pictures and maps. 10-ADULT; 600K (1.2M); $25; EGA. VGA. MOUSE. 2MB RAM. ****

 H569: GATEWAY TO RICHES (1995) BEVERLEY N. JOHNSTON (AUSTRALIA) - £3.00 HD
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A chronological history of Australia from earliest (Egyptian) time until 1888
 (more volumes planned), interspersed with personal stories and anecdotes. 280
 pages  of  text  arranged  in  20  chapters,  with  100+ pictures - including
 exceptional PCX outline drawings of  many Schooners, steamers and other ships
 that brought  explorers to these  shores! This is  no dry history  book - to
 accompany the highly detailed historical  facts there are tales of cannibals,
 blackbirders and  pirates! 9-ADULT; 1.4MB (3MB);  $65 (notification of future
 volumes, etc.); EGA. VGA. MOUSE. 2MB RAM. *****

 H568: RECORDER (1995) CHILDS PLAY (UK) - £2.00 (3½" ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Select various tunes to play (each  gradually introduces new notes) or create
 and save  your own. Music displayed  on screen along with  a recorder diagram
 showing correct  fingering for each  note as it  is played. 5  speeds or step
 through a  note at a  time. Other options  include - how  to tune a recorder,
 playing notes correctly, learning notes,  finger charts for all notes, finger
 tests  (save   or  print  results)  and   some  very  interesting  historical
 background. 7-ADULT. 400K(750) £31 (continued use of all options); VGA. ****

 H566: LINGUA MATCH (1995) JUST SOFTWARE (UK) - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Brilliant  point and  click program  where each  object on  the screen can be
 shown  simultaneously in  any two  languages  from  a choice  of 8  (Russian,
 Spanish  (2),Italian,  German,  French,  English  and  American English). For
 example, if you start in the hotel foyer - you can click and explore the bar,
 conference room,  bedroom. bathroom, etc. Every  picture has a host  of items
 that can  be clicked to reveal  their name in the  chosen two languages. Also
 lists useful  associated phrases and words,  plus an alphabetical dictionary.
 Useful words are illustrated on interactive, themed pages. For example, click
 on "Time" page to learn months, days, time, seasons, weather etc. Other pages
 cover  sport,  shops,  currency,  etc.  8-adult;  1MB  (2.2);  £5.99 (manual,
 phrasebook. Talking Windows version also available); 286+. EGA. MOUSE. *****

 H565A/B: FUZZY'S MINIATURE SPACE GOLF (1995) PIXEL PAINTERS - £5.00 (2 DISKS)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Excellent, harmless family  fun for all ages. A unique  game where your mouse
 is used to swing  and take shots on a series of  amazing golf courses. One or
 two players - with excellent graphics and music (full soundcard support). ONE
 OF OUR FAVOURITES.  Ages 5+; 2MB (3.5); *REG* £15  (larger course, more music
 and graphics, hints and tips); 386+. VGA. 4MB RAM. MOUSE. *****

 H567: STORYMAKER VGA v1.0 (1994) E.EMBRY - £2.00 (3½" ONLY)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 New version  of the original popular  EGA version (still available  on H247).
 Create interactive,  self-running, multimedia storybooks (max  99 pages) with
 music, speech, animation and text-to-speech facility. Apart from the improved
 graphics there is now also an  optional on-screen keyboard ideal for use with
 physically  handicapped children  (all letters  etc. can  be accessed  with a
 simple mouse click). With new, excellent demo story called "Kids, Kids, Kids"
 where you can follow  the story or click and explore all  the objects in Miss
 Honey's classroom - and learn the  alphabet too!. "Melody Maker" section is a
 brilliant program in its own right  - fully interactive piano and full choice
 of instruments. A  highly creative learning and teaching  tool. 7-adult; 600K
 (1.2MB); $26 (extras, support); VGA. Soundblaster. Mouse. 640K RAM. *****

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 H362: SIR ADDALOT (1994) LANDMARK SOLUTIONS - £2.00 now on 3½" only.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 One of  our best selling  maths games now  includes souncard support  (AdLib,
 Soundblaster, PRO-audio). Scorch the dragon now speaks! and is accompanied by
 excellent  background music.  See Junior  Maths section  for further details.
 Ages 6-10. VGA. 386SX+. *****

 ** UPDATED ** W510: DINO MATCH v3.1 (1995) DYNOTECH - £3.00 HD ONLY
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Updated to  v3.1 with UK registration  now available. See Autumn  94 sheet
 this catalogue for full details of this exciting memory game. ****

 ** UPDATED ** W604: PAINTSHOP PRO v 3.11 (95) JASC - £5.00 (2 DISK SET)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 This  highly regarded graphics  program now comes with paint tools as well as
 all it's  previous features.  A must for anyone needing  to convert, alter or
 just generally play around with graphics files.  Full details under WINDOWS -
 GRAPHICS section of this catalogue. UK registration. Win 3.1+, 4MB RAM. *****

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