NEWCLOCK v1.0 by BILL BUCKELS             Registration $ 5.00
MISC MAR91 NEWCLOCK BUCKELS CLOCK TIME EDUCATIONAL CHILDRENS
FILES: newclk10.sdn

New to SDN

C language source code included (MIX Power C Med Model).

This is a clean and simple on-screen old-fashioned clock with
hands  and  a  face and intended to be used as a teaching aid
for  children  learning  to  tell  time.   This  is   NOT   a
competitive  game  and  is  NOT designed as a challenge.  The
child must be reading at about a Grade 2 (Age 7-8)  level  to
use this program.

Rather than  confusing  the issue ( which is to introduce the
BASICS of telling time) by cramming A.M.  and P.M.   and  the
24  hour  clock  into  one  grandly  BULBOUS  DOORKNOB  OF  A
TIME-BOMB and "confusing the view" with  cute  cartoons  like
most  of  the  clock  programs  that  we have known, we chose
instead to provide the kid with lots of  BASIC  INFO.   (That
other  good  stuff  just gets in the way and can come later.)
Our clock ("Little  Ben")  is  quite  active  and  still  fun
in-spite  of  his simplicity.  An explanation of the parts of
the clock including "the little hand" and "the big hand" must
be done in advance of using "Little Ben".

The Time that is displayed on the clock is given  in  English
at the bottom of the screen (i.e.  "Twenty-nine Minutes after
Three",  etc.)  and in a the now-familiar digital format (i.e
"3:29") at the top of the screen.  The clock is controlled by
the user.  As the time is advanced or retreated the hands  of
the clock move.  The positions for the minutes are marked and
the hours are each properly identified.


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