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╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ WINDOWS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS │ ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ INDEX: this section is divided into several │ │ categories, listed in the order below: │ │ 1) Preschool / Infant programs - ages 3-7 │ │ 2) Windows Educational Specials - ages 2-12 │ │ 3) Word Games (for adults and children) │ │ 4) Miscellanous - translators, world time, etc│ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ****************************** * * IMPORTANT * * ***************************** *╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗* *║ NOTE THAT MANY PROGRAMS IN THIS SECTION NEED VISUAL BASIC RUN TIME FILES ║* *║(AVAILABLE ON DISK W400 - £2.00) OR THEY WILL NOT RUN. PLEASE READ BELOW: ║* *╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣* *║Many of these programs are written in Visual Basic (version 1, 2 or 3) and║* *║need Visual Basic runtime modules to be in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. ║* *║To enable us to fit more programs on each disk we have not included these ║* *║files with each individual title - if you do not already have VBRUN100.DLL║* *║VBRUN200.DLL or VBRUN300.DLL on your system please order disk W400 (£2.00)║* *║see below. If these files are needed, it will be clearly shown at the end║* *║of each program description. Please phone if you're not sure about this. ║* *╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝* ****************************************************************************** W400:VISUAL BASIC RUNTIME MODULES - VBRUN100.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL & VBRUN300.DLL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copy into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Please read note above for further details. [3½" DD (£2.00)] ***************************************************************************** WINDOWS PROGRAMS - Mainly for Preschoolers Ages 3-6 ***************************************************************************** W488: WINDOWS TALKING ALPHABET SPECIAL - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MULTIMEDIA ALPHABET v1.0b (94) S.TRICKE - simple but effective program where clicking on a letter produces an appropriate picture along with a spoken description such as "A is for Apple". If you have a microphone it can be customised with your own voice! Ages 3-5; 550K (1.2MB); $4; VGA.MOUSE. WIN 3.1. SOUNDCARD. VBRUN300 (included). **** LIVING LETTERS (94) LARKEN SOFTWARE - really does bring letters to life! Each letter is represented as a happy, bouncy, character. Click letters and they are spoken, click on the word button and try and guess what it says before clicking on the picture button. This is just one variation of many options - it's really up to your child how they choose to explore this truly interactive package. Other games include guess the missing first letter, or pick out the "crazy" letter. Accompanied by many pictures, sound effects and spoken encouragement. Catchy optional tunes in the background, Very effective and great fun! If you have a microphone you can again add further spoken accompaniments to the included words. Ages 3-6; 550K (1.2MB); $20 ( upper & lower case letters, more pictures, sounds. Add your own); SOUNDCARD. ***** ** NEW ** W504: WINDOWS TALKING ALPHABET SPECIAL II - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These programs have real speech, giving positive verbal encouragement; and can be customised with your own voice (or your childs!) if you have a microphone. Both need a soundcard and VBRUN100.DLL - if you do not have this file in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory please order disk W400 (£2.00) KIDS QWERTY (93) DOC SOFTWARE - learn the position of all the alphabet and numberkeys on a lifelike on-screen keyboard. Simple but well set out. You are simply asked to press the correct key. 3-6; 270K (460); $5; *** SEE 'N SAY v1.0 (92) B.DYCK - "see n say" (click on letter to hear it), say 'n see ( find it on the attractive display), and a rather unusual SIMON SAYS game where the computer "says" one more random letter each time and you must repeat the sequence. Various difficulty levels and options such as upper/lower case, speed etc. 3-6; 360K (620); $15; **** W511: MATCHIN' MANIA (94) KEMPTON SOFTWARE - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the best childrens' matching games we've seen. Click a tile to reveal an animation, the corresponding word is "spoken" and shown on screen ( lower- case letters). Click elsewhere and try to find the matching picture. For 1-4 players, two skill levels make it suitable for ages 3-adult. Lots of pictures and excellent presentation. 1MB (2.0); $17 (update); WIN 3.1. SOUNCARD. ***** W510: DINOMATCH v2.01-s (94) DINOTECH - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rex, the Tyrranosaurus has stolen all the books and it's up to Derek the friendly dinosaur to retrieve them all from buildings and bookworms! He traverses the maze as he solves various memory problems. These involve remembering positions of titles and following sequences (like "Simon" games). Three skill levels make it suitable for the 5-8 age group. Includes soundblaster music and effects. 1MB (4MB); $35 (more levels); WIN 3.1. **** ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ LOOK AND LISTEN SERIES from Softline Inc. Ages 3-6 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ A series of colourful pictures are shown accompanied by excellent speeech (PC Speaker or installed sound device). Resizeable windows, loop, adjustable delay between pics. Help your preschooler learn about and identify animals, dinosaurs etc. Turn the sound off and test their knowledge! All pictures in 16 colour BMP format and can be loaded into Windows Paint for re-colouring. Easy to use installation program included. Registration: $9.95 each, or a very reasonable $39.50 (+$11 post) for set of seven modules - the 3 described below plus 4 non-shareware titles. Each requires about 1.5MB hard disk space. Windows 3.0 or 3.1. Recommended age range 3-6. W316: LOOK & LISTEN DINOSAURS v5.0 (93) - 12 excellent dinosaur slides. **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W317: LOOK & LISTEN ALPHABET v5.0 (93) - picture for each letter. **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W318: LOOK & LISTEN ANIMALS v5.0 (93) - 15 pics, Beaver, mouse, etc. **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************************************************************************** WINDOWS PROGRAMS - Special educational compilations. Ages 2-12+ ***************************************************************************** We have compiled four childrens educational selections for various age groups between 2-12+. One great feature of Windows is the easy interchange between programs. Several of the colouring books below allow import of your own pictures via the clipboard or using standard 16 colour BMP files (these can be created in Windows Paintbrush). "Picture Play" and two of the Hangman games also use BMP pics so less artistic parents can "borrow" pictures from one program to use in another. You can also load pictures into Paintbrush for your child to alter, colour, use as clipart, etc. Soundcard users can similarly experiment with different sound (WAV) files, or create their own using a microphone. Printing pictures, pie charts, math sheets etc. is again very easy as your printer will already be correctly set up for Windows. Registration of these programs often brings many more pictures, words and options. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** UPDATED ** W392: WINDOWS EDUC SPECIAL VOL 1 (AGES 3-7) - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This popular mix of programs for the very young now includes two more titles (making a total of seven), one of our bestselling Windows disks. SIMPLY FOR KIDS (94) IVYDENE (UK) - picture flashcards. Click to enlarge pictures or see the matching word. Helps with numbers, colours and alphabet. Simple but well presented. 3-5; 230K (600); £7.50; VBRUN300. *** BABYMOUSE v1.1 (94) B.LOVEGROVE - very simple mouse exploration for ages 2-3. Click and make things happen! 2-3; 40K (120); $10; VBRUN100. *** SCHOOL MOM FOR WINDOWS, VOL I COLORBOOK (93) MES - the best colouring book we've seen yet! 40 Jurassic cartoon type outline pictures to colour or print. Create your own books by drawing pictures (full set of graphics tools) or importing / pasting BMP pics from other programs (these can be automatically "un-coloured" if needed - just leaving the black outline). Each picture is represented as an icon that children can easily pick from the "picture book". Mix your own colours. Optional lively sound effects. "Kid mode" stops them getting at other programs. Great for introducing a child to Windows. 3+; 800K (2.5MB); $15 (free maths program); VBRUN300. ***** KIDDY PUZZLE v0.1 (92) VANTAGE - simple but nice. Match animal pictures to the mixed up silhouettes using mouse. 3-5; 40K(150); $15 (10 puzzles); *** PICTURES ABC v0.5 (91) VANTAGE - colourful alphabet keyboard (uppercase). Select letter using mouse pointer (a bird!) or press a key and a lovely picture of an animal appears in a window - accompanied by speech. 2-5; 140K(500); $20 (4 categories - toys, food etc, sblast support); MOUSE. **** BABYSTUFF v1.0 (93) PETERSON - random key basher; or customise size, type and colour of shape to use as a teaching aid. 1-3; 80K(150); $5; VBRUN200. *** WINDOWS COLORING BOOK v1.0 (92) KINDERWARE - easy to use, large icons. Customise for 8 children. Choice of 6 detailed pictures, 400 "crayons". Print option. 3-6; 300K; $29 (80 pics, manual, use your own pics); VBRUN200. **** »»»»» YES THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL SEVEN TITLES LISTED ABOVE FOR £3.00 ««««« REMEMBER TO ALSO ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00) IF YOU DON'T HAVE VISUAL BASIC FILES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** UPDATED ** W393: WINDOWS EDUC SPECIAL VOL 2 (AGES 4-8) - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now with four new titles (total of nine): FLASHCARDS v1.0 (93) J.JOYNER - nice Maths flashcards for preschool through to adults wishing to speed their skills! Multiple choice type answers. Fully customisable; +,-,x, ÷ ; max no. , no. of problems, time allowed. No typing, just click with mouse. 4-ADULT; 40K (7O); $15 (update); VBRUN200. **** KIDSPELL v1.0 (92) Y.TOSA - comes with 4 picture sets (alphabet, shapes, colours, numbers). Picture is displayed (random or sequential) and the correct spelling (or initial letter for alphabet pictures) must be typed in. Help if your're wrong. Very nice feature that it is entirely customisable with your own BMP pics (and word lists). 4-7; 60K (200); $1; **** FLASHMATHS (92) G.COLE - answer problems (+,-,x,÷) as fast as you can against fun picture backgrounds (mermaid, superman and others included or use your own). Fully customisable - set highest number value, specific times tables, timer on/off, optional help, etc. 5+; 140K (1MB); FW; VBRUN100. *** FLASH CARD! (92) G.ARBUTHNOT - unusual fully customisable flashcard program (+,-,x,÷ or any combination; max no. ranges from 2-50). Each correct answer uncovers part of a picture (selection is provided). The no. of "parts" can be set to between 1-36 for different ages / abilities. 10s & units style entry with hint options after wrong answers. 5+; 170K (340); FW; VBRUN100. **** PICTURE PLAY (92) S.J.BURNS (UK) - select word set from 21 categories (home, food, clothes etc). Picture appears with the spelling underneath. Duplicate correct spelling using keybooard, or mouse with on-screen keyboard. Options include upper/lower case letters, turning off the word (for older children to spell from memory), etc. When correct a man waves his arms & the next picture appears. Includes 90 BMP pictures. Good for letter recognition and mouse skills. 4-7; 200K(3MB); £10 (personalised, more pictures); VBRUN100. **** HANGMAN JUNIOR (92) ALSTON SOFTWARE - unlike traditional hangman there's no penalty for getting wrong letters, they are simply "dumped" in the trashcan icon. Large colourful set of animal pictures to guess - simply click on correct letters displayed at top of screen. Nice thing is that more data can easily be added by artistic parents! Allows up to 500 words / pics(BMP) per data file. 5-9; 120K(1MB); $14 (more pictures); VBRUN200. **** Z&Z COLOR (93) BALMUTH - excellent colouring program that's a bit different! 6 delightful pictures, simply colour as you wish or colour by numbers / letters / shapes. Or the hardest level uses no "markers" making it a memory test. Create more pictures for your children (BMP or via clipboard) which are then added to pages of the "Picture book". Mix your own colours. Print option. Very nice - a favourite. 3-8; 110K(300); $18(update); ***** MATH APPLES v1 (93) YOU & ME - graphical teaching aid, demonstrates step by step the principles of +,-,x,÷. Explains "carrying", placeholding etc. Set max no, operand, sound on/off. 5-8; 60K(150); $5 (update); VBRUN200. *** BEAR AND BEE (93) LEFT JUSTIFIED PUBLIKS rather nice 14 page story book with interactive pictures, click and the name pops up. 5-8; 250K; $6; **** »»»»» YES THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL NINE TITLES LISTED ABOVE FOR £3.00 ««««« REMEMBER TO ALSO ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00) IF YOU DON'T HAVE VISUAL BASIC FILES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** UPDATED ** W394: WINDOWS EDUC SPECIAL VOL 3 (AGES 7-12+) - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now includes two new titles (making a total of 7 titles on this disk): FLASHCARDS v3.1 (93) R.MOE - extremely useful program that lets you make up your own flashcards for revision in any subject including foreign languages (accepts foreign characters). Each "card" has a "back" and a "front", either can be viewed first. Either "step-through" each card, or test yourself using by either typing in (for testing correct spellings) or multiple choice type answers. Store many card "stacks", max 300 per stack. With 4 sample "stacks" inc 300 Italian/Eng, plus German/Eng, English vovab and Archaeology. Very easy to use. Can also print out. 10-ADULT; 260K (130); $10; VBRUN300. ***** EXPLORING ENGLISH v1 (93) DIXON DESIGN WORKS (CANADA) - hypertext exploration of the features of English Language. Grammatical terms, punctuation, capital- isation, style elements, "anatomy" of English sentences, spelling tips, "elusive" words, useful bibliography and much more. Clear and colourful disPlay. Ideal for all ages from early secondary through to college level, teachers, etc. 11-ADULT; 200K (400); **** KIDWARE v2.1 (93) WORDSMITH - set of 6 programs aimed at 9-14 yrs. WORD WIZARD - unscrambling game, 3 levels, option to create your own dictionaries & a simple wordsearch function. MATH WIZARD - practise basic +.-,x,÷ skills, by clicking correct answer, fully configurable. Also a guessing game & option to print out practise sheets. TYPEWRITER - simple typing tutor & editor. STONES & NUMERO - two logic games. PIECHART - excellent intro to presentation graphics, type in data & wonderful clear pie chart appears. Print out in colour/mono. Great for impressive homework projects. All games have scores & sound on/off. 9-14; 155K(300); $19.95 (update, manual, extras); VBRUN300.**** GOOGOLPEDE FOR WINDOWS v1.4 (93) DAWSON - choose type of sum (+,-.x,÷,mix) & highest allowed no. You're shown a sum & answer, but is it right? Move worm to true or false. Simple fun. Scores. 6-12; 90K(200); $10; VBRUN200. **** MAGIC SQUARES v01.01 (92) SOFTSELL (UK) - aimed at Primary school children. Magic square is a 3x3 grid made of 9 nos where each row, column & diagonal add to the same (magic) number. You're shown 3-4 nos. the rest are replaced by question marks. Work out the missing nos. (using logic, addition & subtraction skills). Highscores chart. 7-11; 120K(200); £9.50 (harder levels, upgrade etc); VBRUN100. **** HANGWIN v1.21 (93) TEMPRANO - cheerful animated figure, optional WAV file support. Random selection from large dictionary (1700 words). Create your own dictionaries. Easy or hard mode. 7+; 180K(260); $15 (more words). **** CHALKBOARD MATHS v1.5 (93) PEGASUS - simple but very nicely designed maths tutor allowing practice/test modes for +,-,x,÷. 8 levels with auto-advance feature. With lively mouse animation, chalkboard face & music. Large text & push button controls. 6-12; 90K(250); $18 (update). **** »»»»» YES THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL SEVEN TITLES LISTED ABOVE FOR £3.00 ««««« REMEMBER TO ALSO ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00) IF YOU DON'T HAVE VISUAL BASIC FILES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- W395: WINDOWS EDUCATIONAL SOUNDCARD SPECIAL VOL 4 (Ages 3-9) - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGELAS CAT COUNT v1.0 (93) J.MURPHY - type numbers from 1-20 and count along with the computer as the cats appear! Various voices are used, or alter WAV files (needs microphone) and use your own voice. 3-6; 200K(300); $5; VBRUN200. SOUNDCARD. ***** ANGELAS TUNES v1.0 (93) J.MURPHY - nice little picture appears, click for hidden surpises and messages (soundcard needed). Press keys for 90 different tunes (PC Speaker). 2-5; 200K(400); $5; VBRUN300. *** HANGMAN JUNIOR v1.0 (93) ALSTON SOFTWARE - multimedia edition of Hangman Junior (on W393 above). Similar collection of words/pictures (BMP), but each word can also be "spoken". If incorrect you'll see and hear your letter "dumped" in the trashcan! Delightful animated sequences if correct. Add more pictures, words and speech (needs microphone). BRILLIANT. Endless possibilities. 5-10; 320K(2MB); £18 (extras). VBRUN300. SOUNDCARD. ***** TANGAROOS v1 (93) DESKEVITCH - for Tangram fans. Children can use "duplicate" mode where they must recreate the silhouette using 7 basic shapes (develops shape recognition & spatial awareness). 3 skill levels. Picture file with 27 puzzles included. Older kids/adults can create/save their own designs. Each shape has its own "sound" - but the program is still perfectly useable without a soundcard. UNIQUE. 4+; 90K(200); $20(update). ***** FLASHCARDS SYSTEM FOR WINDOWS (93) YOU AND ME PRODUCTS - excellent series of programs, teaching 5-9 yr olds basic mathematical concepts (+,-,x,÷) using a choice of graphical methods. MATHPLAY - use apples, number lines or charts to explore these concepts. The 2nd FLASHCARD program tests your child, if they get stuck they can use any of the 3 graphical methods to help. Text & audio feedback (absolutely fine without a soundcard). Results, times etc are saved. 3rd program for parents/teachers - allows full customisation with childs name,type/difficulty of problem, horizontal/vertical format etc). Good built-in demo explains all stages of program. Age 5-9; 800K(1.2MB); $29 (update, manual, extra sound files); WINDOWS 3.1. VBRUN200. **** »»»»» YES THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL FIVE TITLES LISTED ABOVE FOR £3.00 ««««« REMEMBER TO ALSO ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00) IF YOU DON'T HAVE VISUAL BASIC FILES ***************************************************************************** WINDOWS PROGRAMS - Word games, crosswords, etc. Various ages up to adult ***************************************************************************** NOTE: SOME WORD GAMES NEED THE VISUAL BASIC RUN-TIME FILES (VERSIONS 1, 2 OR 3). THIS WILL BE INDICATED BY THE VBRUN100/200/300 SYMBOLS AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE THESE ON YOUR SYSTEM (LOOK IN YOUR WINDOWS\SYSTEM DIRECTORY) PLEASE ORDER DISK W400 (£2.00). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** UPDATED ** W448: WORD GAMES FOR WINDOWS VOLUME I - now £3.00 HD only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Outstanding collection for word game enthusiasts, or for parents and teachers trying to encourage such enthusiasm in their children. Now with three extra games making a total of seven. Hours of stimulating fun for all ages. LITERATI LITE FOR WINDOWS (MVP) 94 - the best implementation we've seen of the well known traditional crossword - tile game. All the familiar points - triple/double letter/word scores, 15x15 grid. Play PC or max 3 other players. Mouse (recommended) or keys. Soundcard option (background MIDI music), 15 000 word dictionary. Excellent graphics. 260K(500); £28 ( larger dictionary, custom boards, edit or add to dictionary, plus more background music). ***** WORD SEARCH FOR WINDOWS (MVP) 94 - best on-screen wordsearch program we've seen. 18 x 18 grid - uses any truetype font available for display on screen and printing. With ten lists of up to 36 words ( fruits, musical instruments, space, trees, etc) AND it is very easy to add your own (or swop lists with friends). Use any words between 3-14 letters long. See how quickly you can solve the puzzle (timer displayed) on screen with your mouse or print out for solving on paper (excellent printouts, super for homework sheets etc). Three difficulty levels (easiest has no diagonals), & option to have the list of words you are searching for scrambled. Great background music and sound effects if you have a Windows compatible soundcard. 260K(500); Registration (£28) brings 100 wordlists, more music, ability to change size and shape of grid, and print word search booklets with answer sheets. ***** BOGOUT (FROHMAN) 93 - very nice version of "Boggle" where you must form words from a 4x4 grid of letters. Options include - add or delete words from computers dictionary, larger grid size, list all possible words, high scores, alter time limit, etc. Mouse or keys. Very nicely done. $10. 130K (250). **** BOG (POCKET SIZED SOFTWARE) 93 - another version of Boggle - this one has no time limit or other options but is still very playable. $5. 50K(100). *** WORDHAI (88) M.CRICK - interesting word game based loosely on Mahjongg or Shangai. Letters can only be moved from left or right edges of pile, and are used to fill grid with words. 3 skill levels, hints, scores. 30K; FW. *** WINWHEEL v1.7 (93) R.MUELLER - good, wheel of fortune / hangman type game. Spin wheel and try to pick a consonant, or if you have enough money you can buy vowels. Try and guess the word or phrase. 1-3 players. 1000 puzzles - or add your own words. 300K (700); $19 (13,000 words); VBRUN100. **** DEQUOTER (93) SHADOWARE - "kryptoquotes" with superb graphics, digitised music and effects (if you have a soundcard). You are presented with a famous quote and the authors name - but each letter is substituted with another letter of the alphabet. Some are very tough and a good mental challenge that is also a relaxing pastime. 200 quotes - Churchill, Aesop, Frost, Wordsworth, Disraeli etc. etc. 200K (700); $12 (600 quotes); ***** -*-*- THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL SEVEN PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE FOR JUST £3.00 -*-*- ** NEW ** W559: WORD GAMES FOR WINDOWS VOL 2 - fun and educational. £3.00 HD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORD SEARCH RAMPAGE v2.01 (94) INSIGHT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS - superb, with 100 puzzles (food - 13 puzzles!, religion, sport, occupations, weather, girls / boys names, animals, etc.). Options inc: hint mode, timer, sounds and words of encouragement if you have a soundcard. PLUS make your own puzzles - this is extremely easy to do - type in words (max 40 per puzzle) or import. Control complexity, size (max 15x15), etc. Upper or lowercase letters (ideal when making puzzles for young children). Solve on screen or print out. RECOMMENDED. 400K (1MB); £15 (300 puzzles, more options). WIN 3.1. ***** CROSSWORDS DELUXE v1.0 (93) STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS - selection ( easy, medium & hard) of crosswords to solve. Excellent graphics and presentation - view all clues at once or just where cursor is pointing. Puzzles are saved so you can work on several at once. Print to take away. Peek at answer, show correct answers, etc. VERY WELL DONE. 200K (400); $20(more puzzles); ***** WORDSTALK v1.0 (92) F.BIELSIK "Boggle" type game. Find as many words as you can in the 4x4 grid. Play against the computer. 60K (100); $15 (extras). *** CIPHER FOR WINDOWS (91) NELS ANDERSON - disover the quote and author from the encoded words. Various hint modes, high scores , etc. Can also create your own "kryptograms". Very challenging. 100K (280); $15 (extras). **** HIDE 'N SEEK (93) P.LYNCH - easy to use word search designed with children in mind. Full control over direction and number (1-25) of words per puzzle. Play against clock - max 60 secs allowed per word or else the computer finds it for you. Small or large grid. Use letters or numbers - or even hide words in a number grid (good for little ones). Comes with word list or easily add your own (3-15 characters). 50K (110); $20 (more lists); VBRUN200. **** GUESSIT (91) MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL - nice hangman type game with a huge dictionary of almost 4000 words (medium to difficult, for about ages 8 - adult) that can easily be replaced with your own custom list. Lots of levels - inc useful "easy" level which shows all the vowels. Choose traditional hang man, bridge breaker, taxman or dentist! No typing - letters are all selected with mouse. Simple but effective. 50K (300); $10 donation. VBRUN100. **** -*-*- THAT'S RIGHT! TRY ALL SIX PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE FOR JUST £3.00 -*-*- ***************************************************************************** WINDOWS PROGRAMS - General Educational Interest Older children & adults ***************************************************************************** W512: WISDOM OF THE AGES (93) MCR - £3.00 HD ONLY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Superb electronic book of quotes, sayings and ideas. Excellent presentation; with button bars, iconised menus, custom colours / fonts etc. Includes all sorts of filters and search options. Add, edit, delete records. 6500+ ideas from over 1000 of history's greatest thinkers. 81 subject areas (each with further sections). Includes: 1,800 quotes more than 900 yrs old, 2,300 from 1776AD onwards, 1,100 from Americans, 3,300 from native British speakers, 3,200 from European/Asian writers. Numerous applications - ideal for students, business, journalists, or anyone that wants to add impact and sparkle to reports, articles, speeches, etc. UNIQUE. 14+; 1.2MB (6.5); $49 (more data, other options); WIN 3.1. VGA. ***** H475: BODY INSIGHT FOR WINDOWS (94) INFORMATIVE GRAPHICS CORP. - £3.00 HD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great interactive demo that shows highly detailed, fully labelled, colourful diagrams of the human body - select from 8 different displays - reproductive, digestive, muscle, nervous, etc. Zoom in/out, print, or even take a multiple choice type quiz. Some parts are covered in even more detail (bones, cardio- vascular system) and there's extra information of health topics such as AIDS, female reproduction, etc. Full version has yet more interesting facts, hyper- text linked diagrams and other features (approx £32). Highly recommended for school projects on the human body (typically covered in year six just before children move up to secondary school) and genral use. Ages 10+; 1.2MB (2MB); 386. WIN 3.1. 4MB RAM. MOUSE. ***** W287: WORD TRANSLATOR FOR WINDOWS 1.5 ('93) TRANSLATION EXPERTS (UK) - £3.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As DOS versions (see H281/288 ) but for use with any Windows word processors. Note:translates only single words/short phrases,& doesn't have spell checking feature of DOS versions. Russian version has its own true type fonts that are automatically installed. 5 modules: Russian, Spanish, German, Portugese, Danish. 1.3MB; £39 (manual, more data); WIN3.1. **** W338: SOFTLINE WORLD CLOCK v4.5 (93) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Global time program that displays colourful world map. Double click anywhere on map for current time. Nice educational tool / business utility. 300K. $9.95 (help for daylight saving etc.). MOUSE. **** ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Related programs that may be of interest. To locate, make a note of the │ │ disk number, and then use the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │ │ 1) H098 - Geoclock │ │ 2) W342 - Picture it with Sound (used to create Look & Listen series) │ │ 3) W432 - Graphic Fun for Windows (six fun programs mainly for kids) │ │ 4) Loads of word games for DOS under EDUCATION (lang, lit & word games) │ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ 
