Public (software) Library January 1994 Monthly CD-ROM Copyright 1994 Nelson Ford, PsL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AMY! 2.2 [AMY22] (John McCaffrey, reg. fee: $5) is for children who are curious about typing on the computer. It prints large letters, numbers and symbols on the screen in different colors. If your child types the "magic word", the screen lights up with colors and the computer plays a tune. Big Math Attack 2.0 [BIGMATH2] (Philip P. Kapusta, reg. fee: $10) tests math, spelling, typing and metric conversions skills in an arcade environment. EGA Mouse Paint 5.0 [EGAMP50] (Fischer Grafix & Software, reg. fee: $20) is a painting program for children. EGAQuiz 4.25 [EGAQUIZ] (Brian Towey, reg. fee: $0) is a political quiz. It generates a political map showing your position on personal and economic issues. These issues include conscription, media, privacy, prohibition, borders, subsidies, protectionism, labor, income tax, and defense. Relevent quotes are also provided. Europe 1.1 [EUROPE] (Torpedo Software, reg. fee: $0) is an educational quiz game about European geography. Score points answering questions from four groups: countries, capitals, exports, and major geographical features. Requires VGA, mouse. Fonetic Speling 1.0 [FONETIC1, FONETIC2] (Edward Rondthaler, reg. fee: $25) translates text files from normal spelling to phonetic spelling. The program contains a list of 44,000 English words, each with a phonetic equivalent. Requires a hard drive. Children's Tutors 1.4 [G7T14] (Synergistic Consultants, Incorporated, reg. fee: $10) are two math tutorials for children ages preschool through 3rd grade. Math Games 3.0 [MATHGAME] (Alan C. Elliott, reg. fee: $21) is a math teacher disguised as an Olympic game. The game pits your country against an opponent. Each time you type the correct answer to a math problem, your team wins a point. If you make a mistake, your opponent gains a point. The winner receives a medal at the flag raising ceremony. Melissa's Music Flashcards 3.1 [MMF31] (Fischer Grafix & Software, reg. fee: $21) provides a colorful, interactive environment for children to learn the notes and keys of the music staff. Paragraph Punch 1.1 [PARPUNCH] (Merit Audio Visual, reg. fee: $25) is a writing program to help students write complete paragraphs. It is for reading levels 5 and up. It teaches five different ways to develop a paragraph: through reasons, details, sequence, example, and cause and effects. Students are rewarded with graphic displays and paragraphs can be transferred to Word Perfect or other popular word processing programs. PC-CAI 2.10r2 [PCCAI21A, PCCAI21B, PCCAI21C] (Alan C. Elliott, reg. fee: $74) is a computer language specifically designed to allow you to create computer driven tutorials, tests, demos. NEW: more soundblaster and PCX support PC Primer 3.1s [PRIMER31] (Peter Diotte, reg. fee: $25) is a self-paced tutorial for learning about a microcomputer and DOS. All About Pumps [PUMPS] (Russell Hoffman, reg. fee: $35) is an animated tutorial on how pumps work. It explains over 20 different kinds of pumps, history of pumps, theory of operation, hydraulic principles and more. Requires SVGA, VESA 1.2, 1 MB video, 4 MB expanded RAM, and 10 MB of hard drive space. Super-Math 1.1 [SMATH] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $13) is a math tutorial with several different types of problems. Soulmerg I 1.1 [SOULMERG] (M. E. P., reg. fee: $0) includes unique stories featuring sound effects. A story is activated when you select a star or Soulmerg circle from the star system menu. Each soulmerg circle travels through a corridor to a different life experience. Requires 640K, hard disk, and a Sound Blaster compatible board. StoryMaker 2.1 [STORYV21] (Elson Embry, reg. fee: $23) lets you create talking story books with animation, music and sound effects. NEW: imports PCX files into the graphics editor's clipboard. Test Generator [TESTGEN] (Thomas B. Wiggers, reg. fee: $60) stores multiple choice test questions from which pen and paper or computer administered examinations may be prepared. Up to 200 questions may be randomly or specifically selected, and a key is printed with each examination. Total Math 1.1 [TOTALMTH] (Jack C Webb, reg. fee: $10) is a combination of on-screen math drills and a worksheet generator. Problems can be generated in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mixture. Requires EGA/VGA. Type Games 3.0 [TYPEGAME] (Alan C. Elliott, reg. fee: $21) is a typing tutor disguised as an Olympic game. The game pits your country against an opponent. A word appears on the screen that you must type correctly. If you are correct, you score a your team gets scores a point. If you make a mistake, your opponent gains a point. The winner receives a medal at the flag raising ceremony. X, The Game Of Unknown Love 1.1 [XXX] (Niche Software, reg. fee: $10) is a graphic math game that supplements traditional curricula for algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Students must solve for X to get a date. You can choose from story problems such as Carphone and When Snails Collide.