Turn on your computer, turn on your monitor, and make sure your surge protector is on.  All have green lights you can see. Wait until your front screen shows all of the programs on the computer.   Then you can begin.

Assignment #1:  Open all of the programs, look at them, and then close the program. Make a mark when you have done this.

Software Programs

How to get out or close down the program

Date Done

Reader Rabbit

Press ESC key 2 X and press YES

 

Letter Chase Typing Tutor

Press ESC    then go to [--] in corner 2 close.

 

Reader Rabbit 1

Press ESC 2 X & Press YES

 

Carmen San Diego

Click Options over again

 

Oregon Trail

Press ESC then ?

 

Gizmos & Gadgets

Press ESC and press YES

 

Treasure Cove

Press ESC then press YES

 

Carmen San Diego Space

????

 

Calculator

Go to [--] then press close

 

Dino Add/Subtract

Go to [--] then press close

 

Merlin's Math

Go to [--] then press close

 

Math Rabbit

ESC, ESC, ESC.

 

Outnumbered

ESC then YES

 

Alge-Blaster (Algebra)

Go to [--] then press close

 

Paintbrush

Go to [--] then press close

 

Minesweep

Go to [--] then press close

 

Solitaire

Go to [--] then press close

 

Wheel of Fortune  

?????

 

Dino Geography

Press ESC, 5 then Y, 3

 

Hoyle Book of Games

Game then Quite YES

 

MS Word

Go to [--] then press close

 

PowerPoint

Go to [--] then press close

 

Excel

Go to Exit Microsoft Excel

 

Notepad

Go to [--] then press close

 

When all else fails, turn off the computer, wait 10 seconds, and then restart the computer.

 

486's computers with following software
Windows 3.1
The older Microsoft Windows operating system.

Fortress Security System.  Installed to prevent changes to the standard computer configuration.  It also prevents accidental or deliberate damage to the software.
Assignment #2: Try each of these programs and record how far you got.

Reading & Writing: How far did you get on these programs?

          Reader Rabbit                                            

          Reader Rabbit 1             

Typing Tutor: How many words a minute can you type?

     Letter Chase Typing Tutor

Adventures: How far did you get on these programs?

          Carmen San Diego                            

          Oregon Trail                                               

          Gizmos & Gadgets                                   

          Treasure Cove                                           

Carmen San Diego Space

Math: How far did you get on these programs?

          Calculator                                         

          Dino Add/Subtract                                    

          Merlin's Math                                             

          Math Rabbit                                              

          Outnumbered                                             

          Alge-Blaster (Algebra)                       

Other Stuff: How many games did you play and did you win?

          Minesweep                                                

          Solitaire                                                     

          Wheel of Fortune                               

          Dino Geography                                        

          Hoyle Book of Games        

Other Stuff: How many pictures were you able to draw?

     Paintbrush

Microsoft Office: How many letters did you write?

          MS Word                                               

          PowerPoint                                       

          Excel                                                

          Notepad