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Information about “BOAT BOX”
BOATBOX is an attractive series of reading drills for children,
ages 3-7. Parents need to assist their children in these exercises.
Each of four word lists contain 26 unique words. When the word is read
correctly, the helper pushes the "+" key to reward the pupil with
brightly-colored objects dancing on the screen to merry music.
Missed words are repeated after all 26 words are completed. When all
words have been read properly, the pupil is rewarded with flashing
lights, a siren wail and a cartoon of dancing teddy bears.
BOATBOX.DOC
Brandon's Lunchbox (Boats)
a series of
educational programs
for 3 to 7 year olds
@ 1989, Joey Robichaux
P. O . Box 91016-199
Baton Rouge , La. 70816
NOTE:
"Brandon's Lunchbox" requires an IBM PC or compatable with
color graphics capability. The programs all use CGA
graphics.
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.
"Brandon's Lunchbox" may be copied to and run from a hard
drive. All programs must exist in the current default drive
and directory.
"Brandon's Lunchbox" is a Shareware product. It may be
distributed for evaluation purposes provided that all
programs noted in the appendix plus this documentation file
are distributed together.
The LunchBox
The Lunchbox programs must all exist in the current drive and
directory.
There are different offerings in the Lunchbox series. This
particular module is known as "BoatBox".
To begin, type "BOATBOX" at the DOS prompt and press enter.
(NOTE: This version of the Lunchbox is
customized to display a child's name. Simply
supply the child's name as a parameter. For
example, "BOATBOX MARY" or "BOATBOX ALEX".)
You'll see:
-------
: :
+------------------------+
: :
: B R A N D O N ' S :
: :
: L U N C H B O X :
: :
+------------------------+
A B C D
The Lunchbox contains four educational games. To select a
game from the lunchbox, just press one of the letters A
through D.
To quit the Lunchbox and return to DOS, press a "+" or the
Escape key.
Games number one through four -- Games A through D
The "BoatBox" series is a set of reading drills. Each of the
four modules contains 26 unique words. These drills should
be played with a monitoring helper (like Mom or Dad!)
The player receives a word. If he reads the word properly,
then press the "+" key. The player receives an audible
award, plus a brightly colored object pops up on the screen.
If the player misses the word, press any other key. This
word goes back into a stack of missed words. It will not be
displayed again until the player goes through the list of all
26 words.
Once the player goes through all 26 words, the missed words
will begin to repeat. When the player successfully reads a
word, the word is dropped from the missed stack. If the
player misses a word again, it goes back into the stack.
However, it will not repeat until all of the other missed
words are displayed.
This process continues. Since missed words return to the
stack, players get the chance to drill on the words they have
the most problems reading. Since words don't repeat until
all of the other words have passed, players don't get bored
with the same words.
Once the player reads all 26 words (and fills the screen with
26 rewards), he's rewarded with flashing lights, a siren
wail, and a cartoon of dancing teddy bears. The game then
begins over again.
Press a "@" or the Escape key to return to the main Lunchbox
menu.
Shareware
This Lunchbox is part of a shareware series of educational
programs designed for 3 to 7 year olds. Commercial packages
tend to ignore this age group.
If you've found this program useful, then please consider
forwarding a $5.00 payment (or whatever amount you feel is
fair) to:
Joey Robichaux
P. O. Box 91016-199
Baton Rouge, La. 70816
In return, you'll receive notices of other educational
packages that are currently available (most for $5.00), plus
you'll get on the list for notice of future offerings.
In any case, I'd like to hear your comments -- including any
ideas you may have for other educational programs you'd like
to see.
Appendix -- Required files
This Lunchbox requires the following files:
BRUN30.EXE
USERLIB.EXE
BOATBOX.EXE
BOAT1.EXE
BOAT2.EXE
BOAT3.EXE
BOAT4.EXE
All of these files must exist in the current drive and
directory to run "Lunchbox" successfully.
NOTE: You can run the programs BOAT1 through BOAT4 in
standalone mode if you wish. However, you may not distribute
these programs without the main Lunchbox menu program.
FILE1466.TXT
Disk No: 1466
Disk Title: Boat Box
PC-SIG Version: S1.2
Program Title: Boat Box
Author Version: 1
Author Registration: $5.00
Special Requirements: CGA graphics.
BOATBOX is an attactive series of reading drills for children, ages 3-7.
Parents need to assist their children in these exercises.
Each of four word lists contain 26 unique words. When the word is read
correctly, the helper pushes the ``+'' key to reward the pupil with
brightly colored objects dancing on the screen to merry music.
Missed words are repeated after all 26 words are completed. When all
words are read properly, the pupil is reinforced with flashing lights, a
siren wail and a cartoon of dancing teddy bears.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk No 1466 BOAT BOX >>>> ║
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║ To start the program, type BOATBOX (press enter) ║
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║ To look at the documentation on your screen, type VIEW (press enter) ║
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║ To copy the documentation to your printer, type MANUAL (press enter) ║
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1466
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
BOAT1 EXE 53120 1-01-80 12:25a
BOAT2 EXE 53136 1-01-80 12:26a
BOAT3 EXE 53136 1-01-80 12:26a
BOAT4 EXE 53136 1-01-80 12:27a
BOATBOX DOC 5920 1-01-80 12:21a
BOATBOX EXE 21056 1-01-80 12:22a
BRUN30 EXE 70680 4-07-87 10:48a
FILE1466 TXT 1925 1-02-90 1:09p
GO BAT 38 6-14-89 3:12p
GO TXT 694 6-20-89 3:37p
MANUAL BAT 147 6-20-89 3:38p
PAGE COM 325 1-06-87 4:21p
USERLIB EXE 7570 1-01-80 12:12a
VIEW BAT 43 6-20-89 3:38p
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