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The Amazon Trail
Age 10-Adult
Available: Currently available
Platforms: Windows and Macintosh CD, Windows, Macintosh, and DOS
diskette
Travel up the mighty Amazon-and back in time-on a quest to save an
ancient civilization. Hungry piranha. Wild animals. Headhunters. Danger
may lurk around any bend in the river. The CD versions feature over three
hours of digitized speech.
Educational Benefits
* Helps kids learn about the history and ecology of the Amazon rainforest
* Helps improve problem solving and reading comprehension skills
* Helps kids develop navigation skills
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DEMO INFORMATION
This is a limited-operation demo. You will be able to use all features of the
product until you reach the Xingu River, where the simulation will stop.
The demo will run on Macintosh, and DOS computers. To run the demo,
do the following depending on which type of computer you are using:
MACINTOSH:
-Double-click the program icon
DOS:
-Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive
-At the DOS prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed
by the word DEMOMENU. (e.g. D:DEMOMENU)
-If you select a Windows demo from the menu and do not have
Windows on your computer, you will be given an error message
and returned to the menu.
For more information about how to purchase this and other MECC
products, call MECC Customer Services at 800/685-6322, ext. 251, or
612/569-1500, ext. 251.
(C) Copyright 1994, MECC. All rights reserved. The Amazon Trail is a
registered trademark of MECC. All other company and product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.