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│ BABIES AND TODDLERS - AGES 1-4 │
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│ INDEX: this section is divided into several │
│ categories, listed in the order below: │
│ 1) Those for CGA (or better) monitors │
│ 2) Those for EGA (or better) monitors │
│ 3) Those for VGA or sVGA monitors │
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TIPS FOR THOSE WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: (please phone for further advice).
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Many titles in this section are "key bashers", simply teaching that pressing
a key causes something to happen! Random ones are fine to start with (for
example Trevor, Patterns, Busy Baby, Johns Game). You can progress to
programs where certain keys cause specific effects (for example: Sarah,
Danny). Some programs are just nice to look at and discuss with your chilld
(ABC-Tot, Numbers). Finally, you can introduce simple games to help teach
keyboard control, shape/colour recognition, etc. ( Balloons, Titi).
PCs are remarkably resilient but very young children should, of course, be
supervised. Start with just a few minutes each day and you'll be surpised how
quickly your child catches on! Don't try too many things at once - this leads
to confusion. Remember babies have a very short attention span.
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BABIES AND TODDLERS - mainly CGA programs Ages 1-4
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E522: TODDLERS FUN I (menued) - drawing, matching & keyboard skills
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MEGHANS MATCHING GAME (92) J.McLAUGHLIN - simple memory game for 2 players
(parent and child?). 3-6; 200K; $10 (more pics); VGA. MOUSE. ***
DRAWSOME (92) ASSISTWARE - simple line drawing in 4 (CGA) or 16 (EGA) colours
(mouse/keys). Add flowers and shapes. Even the youngest can create colourful
flower gardens or other masterpieces. 2-5; 120K; $8; CGA. EGA. VGA. ****
KIDSOUND (91) W.MYERS - press key for sound & character.7K. PD. ANY MONITOR
EO82: TINY TOTS II (menued) - three "keyboard bangers". Ages 1-4. ****
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SARAH v1.0 (90): our most "sophisticated" toddler program. Teaches "cause &
effect" and memory skills - each key gives specific results. Circles, fish,
stripes, flowers, and many more. Other keys produce classical music (Bach,
Mozart, Korsokoff), change colours etc. Author says "from 3 months", we'd
suggest 1 upwards. Relaxing for adults too! 1-4; 100K; $15; CGA. EGA. *****
SHOWKEYS (90) all letters (upper/lowercase), nos. & symbols are shown at top
of screen. When key is pressed, letter is highlighted and shown in a large
font. Simple but effective. 2-5; 70K; $0; HERC. CGA. MCGA. EGA. VGA. ****
IANS GAME (90): large, brightly coloured shapes appear "semi-randomly" when
pressing keys. Sound effects, plus nice smiley faces! 1-3; 45K; $10; CGA. ***
E359: BABY'S KEY BASHERS (menued) Ages 1-2. ***
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BABYART (91) WACHSMAN - watch display of 8 different black & white pictures
and patterns (stripes, smileys, etc.). 1-2; 200K; FW; CGA. ***
COLORS2 (91) C.O'DONNELL - bash for ever changing screen colour and a large
display of any letter pressed plus sound effects. 1-3; 70K; $5; CGA.***
PATTERNS v1.3 (91) HUCKABEY - lots of bright multi-coloured screens, sound,
and moving patterns. Nice. 1-3; 60K; FW; CGA. ****
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BABIES AND TODDLERS - mainly EGA programs Ages 1-4
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EO39: ABC-TOT 1991 (menued)
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Not a game; a collection of items to look at with your child. ABC - coloured
pictures and song. NUMBERS - "One, two buckle my shoe" and pictures. COLOURS
- 8 shown. SHAPES - five are shown. SONGS - just sing along. 2-3; 260K; $15
(update); EGA. ***
E038: TINY TOTS I (menued) - three simple games for ages 2-4. ****
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BALLOONS v3.8 (90): Great fun. Press any key and a balloon appears. Some keys
give balloons in one specific colour (R for red, etc). Keys have different
tones, older kids could play tunes. Make balloons grow and grow until they
pop, or shrink and disappear. Rainbow appears with nursery rhyme music. 2-4;
98K; $7 (upgrades, info): CGA. EGA. ****
FUNGAME (89): Produce flashing circles and random tones. Each key moves them
in a different direction. Running through the alphabet (older kids) makes a
full ring. 2-4. 52K; PD; EGA. ***
TITI (87): develops pattern recognition. Pick correct shape to complete the
pattern. 3-5; 60K; $0; EGA. ***
E224: TINY TOTS III (menued) - more keyboard bangers for ages 1-4. ****
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TREVORS REVENGE v0.32 (90) TRISKELIAN: press any key for random coloured
object with random noises! 90K; 1-3; FW; CGA (b&w only). EGA. ***
DANNY (92) AMERICAN KIDWARE: each key gives a specific result - either nice
EGA graphics, music or both. Keys 1-9 are piano keys, W - twirling windmills,
S - stars, etc. etc. 170K; 2-4; $15; EGA. ****
BUSYBABY and LOUDBABY (88) BEDNARZ: bash away for colours and shapes. Random
noise or "candyman" music. 90K; 1-3; FW; CGA. ***
H150: JOHN'S ANIMATED COMPUTER GAME (92) FLIX
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From author of the "animated" series a super new addition for the very young.
Press any key and something happens. 20 animated sequences. Friendly banana
is one of our favourites! 2-4; 250K(650); $0; 640K RAM; EGA. *****
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BABIES AND TODDLERS - mainly VGA programs Ages 1-3
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E424: BABY'S FUN (menued) - 3 key bashers teaching "cause & effect". Age 1-3.
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NUMBERS (90) MYERS - teaches numbers 1-9 in a simple but effective fashion. 9
colourful pictures, cheerful animations whilst any key is held down. Swimming
ducks, flying bats, much more! 1-3; 240K; $5-25 (extras); VGA. ****
NICKLAS (93) LITTLE (Germany) - any key produces random shapes accompanied by
simple series of tones. "Surprise" keys draw new shapes with tune - customise
so that one of these is your childs initial letter. 1-3; 60K; FW; VGA. ****
RAINA (91) JOHNSON - simple basher producing concentric spirograph pictures.
Certain keys cause other changes. 1-3; 70K; $5; EGA. ***
[3½"DD £2.00 or HD 5¼" £3.00]
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│ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │
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│ Related programs that may be of interest. To │
│ locate, make a note of disk number, then use │
│ the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │
│ 1) W392 - BABYSTUFF - Windows key basher │
│ 2) H172 - PRESCHOOL PACK - great for 2-5 yrs │
│ Other titles found under DRAWING & PRESCHOOL │
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