I always thought we knew who killed Cock Robin but according to this program there is more than one alternative. It might have been the sparrow, then again it could have been the swan, or the crow, or the eagle, or the owl or perhaps the wren! Not only that but the murder could have taken place in one of six different locations and at one of six different times.

This is all a variation of the old guessing game. You know, the computer sets up a combination of three unknowns, in this case who killed Cock Robin, where and when, and you have to guess the three variables to get the computer's praise. Difficulty is controlled by the number of options in each group so you select from three to six options for each unknown.

Time was when this style of program was considered very clever ("How *does* the machine remember the answer?!") but somehow I get the feeling that we've seen it all before.

The program is written exclusively in Basic, runs well and is bug free. The graphics are clean, uncluttered and very good.

One excellent feature is the JSR fast-load system.

I.H.