Re: Best Apple IIGS educational software?

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Dec 11, 3:19 pm, limtc <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have 3 kids - 2, 4 and 8 years old - all I am trying to expose to
> them Apple IIGS software right now.
>
> The question: what good software are there for kids of these 3 ages?
>
> Thanks!

Well my eldest daughter is 4 and she like the following titles (from
memory):

* Talking Classroom
* Miliken Story Teller (has 3 or 4 individual stories)
* Talking Dinosaurs
* Talking Schoolbus
* McGee (the original)
* McGee at the fun fare
* Katies Farm (another in the McGee series)
* Ugly Duckling

When she was younger and first introduced to her IIgs, she also liked
(these were particularly good because they taught her the alphabet as
well as navigating/using a keyboard):
* Stickbear Talking ABC
* Talking ABC's (from Talking Schoolhouse series)

These are all obtainable from Alex Lee's terrific site (in the slam
dunk area):
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za

There are probably a couple more that I'm forgetting, but these are
the major one's that spring to mind.

<shameless plug>
Oh, and don't forget "Dora the Explorer Colouring"...   :-)
</shameless plug>

<slightly off topic alert>
By the way, I'm still having trouble with lockups in Dora Colouring
(yes I am still getting them on my accelerated IIgs), but I have
modified it to use a config file and is now fully customisable. I just
wish I could find out what is causing the lockup. If it takes up much
more of my time, I may release it and get you guys to debug it.  :-)
</slightly off topic alert>

cheers,
-p