Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cica!gatech!psuvax1!psuvm!uh2 From: UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Software for Kids? Message-ID: <89220.135834UH2@PSUVM> Date: 8 Aug 89 17:58:34 GMT References: <21076@cup.portal.com> <89219.124243UH2@PSUVM> <55dm02TP485701@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> Organization: Penn State University - Center for Academic Computing Lines: 22 In article <55dm02TP485701@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>, dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) says: > >In article <89219.124243UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes: >>I fooled with Designasaurus for a half hour or so. It seems fairly >>well done. You can assemble a dino from spare parts and print it out. >> >>The "game" involves leading a dino through 5 eras, eating appropriate food, >>avoiding being eaten, and trying not to starve. It is a very simple minded >> lee > Stuff ommitted... >If you have the time to spend with the child, I highly recomend >the "Where in the _____ (USA, World, Europe) is Carmen SanDiego". > >My eight year old loves it. He is definately not old enough to play by >himself, but with an adult, he does great (His parents are learning >a thing or two in the process also!). I didn't say so in my first description of Designasaurus, but as it turned out, I purchased Where in the World is Carmen San Diego for my eight year old instead. lee