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On loading this program I was greeted by the makers' names and logos followed by the chimpanzee mascot. Once completely loaded, I was offered a choice between +, - or + and -. Always one to live dangerously, I took the + and - option.

A number of fish, hens, crocodiles or telephones (telephones? to allow elephants to make trunk calls?) slide into a central box.

To the right of the box is a banana tree with a monkey at the bottom. A curt instruction "MAKE (No.)" appears and an incomplete sum is shown at the bottom (e.g. 4 + ? = 9).

A correct answer receives a tick, a little tune, and the monkey climbs a little nearer to his banana breakfast. A wrong answer prompts for retry and, if still wrong, then the correct answer is given.

A fair idea, reasonably well done, graphics are good, animation adequate, and sound is used sparingly. This a drill/practice program of the type which other companies have done better and more cheaply.

Probably intended for pre-school, infants or lower junior school children who would benefit more from experience with "real" objects.

R.E.