Having had a little difficulty, when first using this program, in seeing the snake on the screen I was very pleased when at last it showed up.

The program is designed to teach you the elements. This is done by directing a serpent around the screen using the cursor keys. In the bottom part of the screen you are given an element, the rest of the screen is covered in symbols on which the snake feeds.

Pressing any key will start the snake moving, rather fast I felt. However, you must now direct it to the correct symbols. You don't get any points for eating part of it, so you must now aim quickly for the next part not hitting the side of the screen or you die. You also kill the snake if you eat the wrong element.

Should you choose the wrong symbol, the correct answer will appear. Should you kill the snake, you have to go through a tune, being asked if you want instructions and choosing the level of skill again, which can be a bit tedious.

There are three levels to choose from, level one being elements that I am sure most of us have heard of, and level three more complex.

C.McL.