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- BERT'S DINOSAURS
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- BERT'S DINOSAURS is an enjoyable coloring program for children of
- all ages, but is especially useful for introducing young children to the
- computer. BERT'S DINOSAURS was designed by educators to be used by young
- children with a minimum of assistance by adults. As a coloring program
- BERT'S DINOSAURS is superior to many other children's coloring programs
- in that it allows the user to place the various dinosaurs, all in four
- different sizes, on a variety of backgrounds. This allows children to
- easily create their own picture before coloring. The opportunity to
- create their own picture will allow children to take pride in their
- unique creation.
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- When first started BERT'S DINOSAURS displays a title screen and then
- the drawing surface with eight buttons on the left. Children can operate
- the program with the mouse alone. A window is provided which allows
- children to write a short story about their picture using the keyboard.
- The fact that they created the picture will help provide the motivation
- to write about it. One of the best ways for children to learn to read is
- to write, even if their initial attempts include phonetic spelling which
- is not always correct. They will love creating a setting, writing their
- own story and printing out a copy.
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- Operation of BERT'S DINOSAURS is quite easy. The eight buttons are
- configured to do the following when the left mouse button is clicked on
- them:
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- 1. SELECT A DINOSAUR.
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- A. When beginning a new picture four small backgrounds are
- displayed. The user clicks with the mouse on the selected
- scene to have it drawn on the screen full size.
- B. Next, a group of six sample dinosaurs are displayed. If the
- stop sign is clicked on, no dinosaur will be selected and you
- are returned to the drawing surface. If the down green arrow
- is selected a second group of dinosaurs will be displayed for
- possible selection. The up arrow returns to the first group
- of dinosaurs. Clicking the mouse on any one of the dinosaurs
- will select it.
- C. The selected dinosaur appears in four different sizes. After
- the dinosaur of the desired size is chosen, a rectangle
- outlining its size will appear in the upper left. When the
- left mouse button is held down on the rectangle it can be
- dragged into its desired position. When the left mouse button
- is released, the dinosaur will be drawn and any previously
- drawn lines under it will be erased. This allows you to place
- one dinosaur in front of the next.
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- 2. SELECT A COLOR.
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- When this button is clicked a group of thirty colors is
- displayed. When a color is chosen it fills the crayon in the
- button. This color will fill the portion of the picture clicked
- on. Clicking outside the color box restores the screen with no
- action.
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- 3. DISPLAY THE WINDOW FOR WRITING A STORY.
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- Clicking on this button displays a window where a story can
- be typed. Along with the normal alphanumeric characters the
- backspace and delete keys will erase characters. In addition the
- left and right arrow keys will move the cursor to any position
- in the window. The complete window is displayed, which consists
- of 8 lines of 38 characters. Pressing the Enter key or filling
- the entire 8 lines closes the story window.
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- 4. ERASE.
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- This selection will erase the current drawing surface as
- well as the story area. The user must verify the erase by
- choosing a happy face for erase or sad face to cancel the erase.
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- 5. SAVE.
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- The drawing surface and story area can be saved by clicking
- on this button and then selecting the save box with the arrow
- pointing inward. While simple for adults, this function may need
- explaining with young children. Care must be taken because
- selecting the retrieve box with the arrow pointing outward will
- load the stored image and story, erasing the one currently on
- the screen. Only one image and story can be stored. Clicking
- outside the load/save box restores the screen with no action.
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- 6. PRINT.
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- The image and story can be printed on three different types
- of printers: Epson or IBM dot matrix printers that support 24
- pin graphics and the Hewlett Packard Laserjet series of
- printers. Other printer brands that support these formats will
- also be compatible. The user need only click on the type of
- printer they have to begin printing.
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- 7. RESERVED FOR FUTURE FEATURES.
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- 8. STOP.
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- Selecting this button exits the program. After a support
- shareware message is displayed, clicking the mouse will return
- the user to DOS.
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- BERT'S DINOSAURS requires a VGA display and a mouse to operate. All of the
- files on the BERT'S DINOSAURS diskette must be in the same directory as the
- BD.EXE program, otherwise on startup the program will beep a few times,
- display the title and then do nothing as it will not be able to find the image
- files.
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- REGISTRATION FORM
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- Copies of this program may be freely shared with other users.
- Shareware users who find BERT'S DINOSAURS useful should support the
- author and register their copy. The form found below should be used for
- registration. Registered users will receive a copy of BERT'S DINOSAURS
- with current corrections, additional animals and scenes, improved speed
- and enhanced features. A complete listing of the program, which is
- written in Turbo C, Version 2.0, is also available.
- The registration fee is $20. ($30. outside the United States.) Please
- include $2.00 for shipping and handling. Checks should be made out to:
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- Theron Wierenga, P.O. Box 595, Muskegon, MI 49443
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- BERT'S DINOSAURS is a software product of
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- Wierenga Software
- P.O. Box 595
- Muskegon, MI 49443
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