| Genre: | Educational |
| Publisher: | Golem |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B, BBC Model B+, BBC Master 128, Acorn Electron |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | BBC/Electron |
| Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 15th April 1983 |
| Original Release Price: | £8.55 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Double Plastic Black |
| Author(s): | - |
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A&B Computing
1st July 1983
The programs on the tape were good, but I felt that the maths ones could have been improved by adding a system of correction which would actually help the child learn by his mistakes. Read Review
Home Computing Weekly
19th April 1983
Entertaining enough to keep young children's attention and well-designed enough to help them learn while enjoying themselves. Read Review
Home Computing Weekly
25th October 1983
The value of memory training is often underrated, yet it is a fundamental skill of both reading and writing. Read Review
Full Instructions
Introduction
To run any program, type CHAIN"program name" and press RETURN. E.g. CHAIN"MATH1"
| MATH1 | Addition and subtraction. Three levels of difficulty. Children race with the computer and try to reach the flag first. For each correct answer, their ball moves forward but for each incorrect answer computer ball moves forward. |
| MATH2 | Multiplication and division. The same as above. |
| CUBECOU | Three levels of difficulty. Children input the number of cubes displayed. To finish, press the ESCAPE key. |
| AREA | Two levels of difficulty. Children find the area of a rectangle or square. |
| SHAPES | Children name the shapes (dot, circle, square, etc.) as they appear on screen one at a time. |
| SPELL | (Memory Game) Four levels of difficulty. Several words (can be one if desired) appear on the screen for several seconds. Children then type the words they remember. To finish the game, press the ESCAPE key. |
| CLOCK | The time is given. Children display the correct time on the clock by moving the hour and minute hands. Four levels of difficulty. To finish the game, press the ESCAPE key. |
In all programs:
To go back a stage, press ESCAPE.
At any time, to speed up operation, press SPACE.
User input is terminated by pressing RETURN unless otherwise stated.
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Educational 1 suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)), Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
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