PBB~ ` 2 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&~ WTABLE OF CONTENTS&~ _________________
m I.a DEDICATION~ o 3
m II.U DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY~ P 3
m III.I WHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?~ t 3
m IV.U COMPATIBILITY~ K 3
m V.a SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS~ 3
m VI.U INSTALLATION~ W 3
m VII.I GETTING STARTED~ 3 4
m VIII.= MORE ON "BABY KEYS"~ 4
m IX.U SUGGESTIONS FOR USE~ 5
m X.a THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT~ h 5
m XI.U DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE~ 5
m XII.I REGISTRATION~ W 6
m XIII.= REGISTRATION FORM~ 7
m XIV.I TECHNICAL SUPPORT~ 8~ J 3 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&1 I.a WDEDICATION&~ , __________
1 Dedicated to Amelia, my beloved daughter. She proved to be very helpful to
1 me in beta testing this program.
1 II.U WDISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY&~ , _______________________
1 Multi Computing provides this software "As Is" without warranty. We make no
1 warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness
1 of this software for any particular purpose.
1 III.I WWHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?&~ , ____________________
1 If you own a computer and have a young child between 6 to 24 months of age,
1 then you have probably noticed that he has a certain curiosity about that
1 strange looking box sitting on your desk. Children naturally have an
1 attraction to it and find the keyboard to be irresistible. It would be a
1 shame to let that interest and energy go to waste. This is where "Baby Keys"
1 comes in. When "Baby Keys" is running, all your child has to do is hit the
1 keys on the keyboard (this comes naturally). The computer will produce a
1 variety of sounds accompanied with graphical images that will capture her
1 attention (at least for a few minutes).
1 IV.U WCOMPATIBILITY&~ , _____________
1 "Baby Keys" will work with any IBM PC or true compatible (See WSYSTEM&
1 WREQUIREMENTS&). However, users of the TANDY 1000-EX and 1000-HX computers may
1 have to place the following statement in their CONFIG.SYS file:
m DEVICE=KEYCNVRT.SYS
1 This makes it possible for "Baby Keys" to recognize the keyboard used by
1 these computers.
1 V.a WSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS&~ , ___________________
1 To run "Baby Keys", you need the following:
m *1 82K (Kilo bytes) of free memory~ " ____
m *1 A Floppy or Hard drive system
m *1 PC, MS or DR DOS 2.11 or above
m *1 A HERCULES, CGA, MCGA, PLANTRONICS, EGA, or VGA graphics adapter.
1 VI.U WINSTALLATION&~ , ____________
1 To install BABY KEYS, simply type in the name of the self-extracting program
1 BKEYS.EXE (If "BKEYS.EXE" is not available, then you should use the
1 "LHA.EXE" utility for extraction).
1 WOn a Floppy Drive System&
m Please make sure you have enough space on the disk that you wish to
m install BABY KEYS on. Assuming that BABY KEYS is in your WA:& drive, you
m would type the following:~ J 4 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&~ , WA: <ENTER>&~ , WBKEYS <ENTER>&
1 WOn a Hard Drive System&
m First create a subdirectory on your hard disk to contain the BABY KEYS
m files. Type the following:
~ , WC: <ENTER>& (or whatever your hard drive letter is)
~ , WMD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&
~ , WCD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&
m Assuming that BABY KEYS is currently on a floppy diskette in the WA:&
m drive, type the following from your WC:& drive:
~ , WA:BKEYS <ENTER>&!
1 VII.I WGETTING STARTED&~ , _______________
1 To start "Baby Keys":
1 WOn a Floppy Disk system:&
m Place the floppy diskette containing "Baby Keys" in your A or B floppy
m drive.
m Type: WA:& (or B:) W<ENTER>&
~ 8 WBABYKEYS <ENTER>&
1 WOn a Hard Disk system:&
m Type: WC:& (or D:) W<ENTER>&
~ 8 WCD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&
~ , WBABYKEYS <ENTER>&
1 To exit "Baby Keys", press the W<CTRL><BREAK>& keys together. That is, while
1 holding the W<CTRL>& key down, press the W<BREAK>& key. Due to the machine~ 7 _______
1 level nature of some of the graphics displayed on the screen, you may have1 _____
1 to press W<CTRL><BREAK>& a number of times to stop the program. When you
1 press W<CTRL><BREAK>&, you should see the message "Do you really want to
1 quit?". Pressing 'WY&' terminates the program. Pressing any other key
1 continues the program.
1 VIII.I WMORE ON "BABY KEYS"&~ 8 ___________________
1 "Baby Keys" will produce sounds from a list of up to 22 different tones
1 (See the file README.TXT file for a list of changes from version 1.0.0).
1 Along with these sounds, your child will see a random variety of graphical
1 images displayed on the screen. This includes:
m *1 CIRCLES
m *1 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
m *1 DIAMONDS
m *1 ELLIPSES
m *1 RECTANGLES
m *1 SQUARES
m *1 TRIANGLES
1 You can easily see how your child will not only be entertained, but with~ > 5 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&1 your help educated about different shapes and images that are displayed on1 the screen.
1 IX. WSUGGESTIONS FOR USE&m ___________________
1 For both you and your child to gain the most from "Baby Keys", please
1 consider the following suggestions:
m 1)% Always be present when your child is playing the game. You
~ , wouldn't want to come back and find missing files on your PC. Or
~ , worse, grape juice spilled on your keyboard.
m 2)% Make sure your child sits at least 24 inches away from the
~ , computer screen and that the keyboard is easily within reach.
m 3)% If your child is beginning to talk, you may want to mention the
~ , name of different figures as they appear on the screen. In my
~ , daughter's case, we have been showing her the clock on the wall
~ , and mentioning the word "clock". So when she sees the filled
~ , circles on the computer screen, she looks up at the clock, points
~ , and says "clock" (or something close to that).
m 4)% Try to avoid letting your child play with the game for more than
~ , 20 minutes. As everybody knows, a child's attention span is
~ , short. Allowing them to play the game for much longer than that,
~ , may result in their losing interest in it.
m 5)% Try to have a variety of games available for your child. This way
~ , they are not playing the same game all the time. There are other
~ , games similar to this one available on the computer information
1 "Shareware" is a marketing method that allows a user to try out a program
1 before buying it. If after trying the program for some time, the user
1 decides to continue using it, he/she is expected to register the program
1 with the author for a fee. Many Shareware programmers are entrepreneurs
1 that write programs for a living. Their companies are usually very small.
1 Therefore they cannot afford the expensive advertising and distribution
1 channels of the larger companies. Shareware allows them to market their
1 software while keeping the price low. Please support the Shareware concept.
1 XI.U WDISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE&~ , _____________________________
1 You may feel free to distribute the Shareware version of this software as
1 long as the following conditions are observed:
m *1 All components of this package are distributed in its original
~ , form without modification.
m *1 No charge is made for the software or documentation.
m *1 SHAREWARE distribution houses may feel free to distribute this
~ , software as long as only a modest fee is charged for copying and~ v ______
~ , shipping.~ > 6 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&1 XII.I WREGISTRATION&~ , ____________1 If you continue to use this program after 30 days, you are expected to
1 register it. Registering is inexpensive. Only $9.95 plus $2.50 for shipping
1 and handling. Here are the benefits of registration:
m *1 You will be shipped the latest version of the program.
m *1 Your next update is free. However, you must pay the $2.50
~ , shipping and handling cost.
m *1 First time registrants with Multi Computing will receive a $2.00
~ , certificate. The certificate is good towards the purchase of any
~ , other product marketed by Multi Computing.
m *1 Free Technical Support. If you are a registered user and need
~ , technical support. It is just a telephone call or EMAIL message
~ , away. However, to benefit from this free support, you must be~ C ____
~ , registered.~ 2 7 WBaby Keys_ Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& XIII.~ WREGISTRATION FORM&~ h _________________