Disk No: 1857                                                           
Disk Title: USA Box                                                     
PC-SIG Version: S1                                                      
                                                                        
Program Title: USA Box                                                  
Author Version: 1.0                                                     
Author Registration: None.                                              
Special Requirements: CGA.                                              
                                                                        
USABOX is part of the Brandon's Lunchbox series of educational programs 
for 3 to 7 year olds.  USABOX starts off with a package, a laser matter 
transmitter, a power requirement, and a destination state on a map of   
the United States.  For example, it might take "25 pellets of power" to 
transmit a package to Oklahoma -- and you start off with zero pellets!  
                                                                        
Every time you press the space bar, 2 power pellets are added to your   
current power level.  Your youngster must try and match the required    
power rating to successfully transmit the package.  You'll see the      
package You'll see the package load into the transmitter, you'll hear   
the matter transmitter warming up, you'll see and hear the laser beam   
transmit the package across the United States ... then you'll see your  
package appear in it's destination state!                               
                                                                        
USABOX helps introduce the states of the U.S. and their geographic      
position.  It helps little users learn to count by two -- and also to   
watch a target value and notice when you're too low or too high!        
Finally, it introduces the notion of vectors -- the concept that a line 
has a value depending on its direction and length.  Four variations on  
USABOX stress similar skills.  In those games counting by five and      
choosing the destination state.                                         
                                                                        
The timing loops in the programs are based for the standard 4.7 Mhz PC  
processor.  If you're using a faster machine, you may wish to place your
machine in "slow" mode.                                                 
                                                                        
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