PB B ~ `  2  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& ~  W TABLE OF CONTENTS& ~   _________________ m  I.a  DEDICATION~ o  3 m  II.U  DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY~ P  3 m  III.I  WHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?~ t  3 m  IV.U  COMPATIBILITY~ K  3 m  V.a  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS~   3 m  VI.U  INSTALLATION~ W  3 m  VII.I  GETTING STARTED~ 3  4 m  VIII.=  MORE ON "BABY KEYS"~   4 m  IX.U  SUGGESTIONS FOR USE~   5 m  X.a  THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT~ h  5 m  XI.U  DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE~   5 m  XII.I  REGISTRATION~ W  6 m  XIII.=  REGISTRATION FORM~   7 m  XIV.I  TECHNICAL SUPPORT~   8 ~ J  3  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& 1  I.a W DEDICATION& ~ ,  __________ 1  Dedicated to Amelia, my beloved daughter. She proved to be very helpful to 1  me in beta testing this program. 1  II.U W DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY& ~ ,  _______________________ 1  Multi Computing provides this software "As Is" without warranty. We make no 1  warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness 1  of this software for any particular purpose. 1  III.I W WHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?& ~ ,  ____________________ 1  If you own a computer and have a young child between 6 to 24 months of age, 1  then you have probably noticed that he has a certain curiosity about that 1  strange looking box sitting on your desk. Children naturally have an 1  attraction to it and find the keyboard to be irresistible. It would be a 1  shame to let that interest and energy go to waste. This is where "Baby Keys" 1  comes in. When "Baby Keys" is running, all your child has to do is hit the 1  keys on the keyboard (this comes naturally). The computer will produce a 1  variety of sounds accompanied with graphical images that will capture her 1  attention (at least for a few minutes). 1  IV.U W COMPATIBILITY& ~ ,  _____________ 1  "Baby Keys" will work with any IBM PC or true compatible (See WSYSTEM& 1 W REQUIREMENTS&). However, users of the TANDY 1000-EX and 1000-HX computers may 1  have to place the following statement in their CONFIG.SYS file: m  DEVICE=KEYCNVRT.SYS 1  This makes it possible for "Baby Keys" to recognize the keyboard used by 1  these computers. 1  V.a W SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS& ~ ,  ___________________ 1  To run "Baby Keys", you need the following: m  *1  82K (Kilo bytes) of free memory ~ "  ____ m  *1  A Floppy or Hard drive system m  *1  PC, MS or DR DOS 2.11 or above m  *1  A HERCULES, CGA, MCGA, PLANTRONICS, EGA, or VGA graphics adapter. 1  VI.U W INSTALLATION& ~ ,  ____________ 1  To install BABY KEYS, simply type in the name of the self-extracting program 1  BKEYS.EXE (If "BKEYS.EXE" is not available, then you should use the 1  "LHA.EXE" utility for extraction). 1 W On a Floppy Drive System& m  Please make sure you have enough space on the disk that you wish to m  install BABY KEYS on. Assuming that BABY KEYS is in your WA:& drive, you m  would type the following: ~ J  4  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& ~ , W A: & ~ , W BKEYS & 1 W On a Hard Drive System& m  First create a subdirectory on your hard disk to contain the BABY KEYS m  files. Type the following: ~ , W C: & (or whatever your hard drive letter is) ~ , W MD \BABYKEYS & ~ , W CD \BABYKEYS & m  Assuming that BABY KEYS is currently on a floppy diskette in the WA:& m  drive, type the following from your WC:& drive: ~ , W A:BKEYS &! 1  VII.I W GETTING STARTED& ~ ,  _______________ 1  To start "Baby Keys": 1 W On a Floppy Disk system:& m  Place the floppy diskette containing "Baby Keys" in your A or B floppy m  drive. m  Type: WA:& (or B:) W& ~ 8 W BABYKEYS & 1 W On a Hard Disk system:& m  Type: WC:& (or D:) W& ~ 8 W CD \BABYKEYS & ~ ,  WBABYKEYS & 1  To exit "Baby Keys", press the W& keys together. That is, while 1  holding the W& key down, press the W& key. Due to the machine ~ 7  _______ 1  level nature of some of the graphics displayed on the screen, you may have 1  _____ 1  to press W& a number of times to stop the program. When you 1  press W&, you should see the message "Do you really want to 1  quit?". Pressing 'WY&' terminates the program. Pressing any other key 1  continues the program. 1  VIII.I W MORE ON "BABY KEYS"& ~ 8  ___________________ 1  "Baby Keys" will produce sounds from a list of up to 22 different tones 1  (See the file README.TXT file for a list of changes from version 1.0.0). 1  Along with these sounds, your child will see a random variety of graphical 1  images displayed on the screen. This includes: m  *1  CIRCLES m  *1  CONCENTRIC CIRCLES m  *1  DIAMONDS m  *1  ELLIPSES m  *1  RECTANGLES m  *1  SQUARES m  *1  TRIANGLES 1  You can easily see how your child will not only be entertained, but with ~ >  5  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& 1  your help educated about different shapes and images that are displayed on 1  the screen. 1  IX. W SUGGESTIONS FOR USE& m  ___________________ 1  For both you and your child to gain the most from "Baby Keys", please 1  consider the following suggestions: m  1)%  Always be present when your child is playing the game. You ~ ,  wouldn't want to come back and find missing files on your PC. Or ~ ,  worse, grape juice spilled on your keyboard. m  2)%  Make sure your child sits at least 24 inches away from the ~ ,  computer screen and that the keyboard is easily within reach. m  3)%  If your child is beginning to talk, you may want to mention the ~ ,  name of different figures as they appear on the screen. In my ~ ,  daughter's case, we have been showing her the clock on the wall ~ ,  and mentioning the word "clock". So when she sees the filled ~ ,  circles on the computer screen, she looks up at the clock, points ~ ,  and says "clock" (or something close to that). m  4)%  Try to avoid letting your child play with the game for more than ~ ,  20 minutes. As everybody knows, a child's attention span is ~ ,  short. Allowing them to play the game for much longer than that, ~ ,  may result in their losing interest in it. m  5)%  Try to have a variety of games available for your child. This way ~ ,  they are not playing the same game all the time. There are other ~ ,  games similar to this one available on the computer information ~ ,  networks (BBS's included). 1  X.a W THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT& ~ ,  _____________________ 1  "Shareware" is a marketing method that allows a user to try out a program 1  before buying it. If after trying the program for some time, the user 1  decides to continue using it, he/she is expected to register the program 1  with the author for a fee. Many Shareware programmers are entrepreneurs 1  that write programs for a living. Their companies are usually very small. 1  Therefore they cannot afford the expensive advertising and distribution 1  channels of the larger companies. Shareware allows them to market their 1  software while keeping the price low. Please support the Shareware concept. 1  XI.U W DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE& ~ ,  _____________________________ 1  You may feel free to distribute the Shareware version of this software as 1  long as the following conditions are observed: m  *1  All components of this package are distributed in its original ~ ,  form without modification. m  *1  No charge is made for the software or documentation. m  *1  SHAREWARE distribution houses may feel free to distribute this ~ ,  software as long as only a modest fee is charged for copying and ~ v  ______ ~ ,  shipping. ~ >  6  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing& 1  XII.I W REGISTRATION& ~ ,  ____________ 1  If you continue to use this program after 30 days, you are expected to 1  register it. Registering is inexpensive. Only $9.95 plus $2.50 for shipping 1  and handling. Here are the benefits of registration: m  *1  You will be shipped the latest version of the program. m  *1  Your next update is free. However, you must pay the $2.50 ~ ,  shipping and handling cost. m  *1  First time registrants with Multi Computing will receive a $2.00 ~ ,  certificate. The certificate is good towards the purchase of any ~ ,  other product marketed by Multi Computing. m  *1  Free Technical Support. If you are a registered user and need ~ ,  technical support. It is just a telephone call or EMAIL message ~ ,  away. However, to benefit from this free support, you must be ~ C  ____ ~ ,  registered. ~ 2  7  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&   XIII.~  W REGISTRATION FORM& ~ h  _________________ 1  Name:y  ________________________ 1  Address:U  ________________________ 1  City:y  ________________________I  State: ____ Zip:__________! 1 W Ship To&:U  ________________________ 1  Address:U  ________________________ 1  City:y  ________________________I  State: ____ Zip: __________ 1  Telephone:=  (____) ____-________ 1  Diskette Size:=  |___|1  5 1/4 Inch ~   |___|1  3 1/2 Inch 1  Quantity:I  ____ at $ 9.95 ea.a  ____________ 1  NJ Residents add 7% Sales Tax~ D  ____________ (TAX) 1  Postage and Handling charges~ P  $ 2.50! 1  Total~ j  ____________ 1  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1  Make checks payable to:=  Multi Computing ~   Suite 225 ~   1188 Raymond Blvd. ~   Newark, NJ 07102-4105 1  Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Orders placed with a certified 1  check or Money Order will be shipped on the next business day. Purchase 1  Orders and COD are not available at this time. ~ >  8  W Baby Keys_  Copyright (C) 1991 - Multi Computing&]   XIV.  W TECHNICAL SUPPORT& m  _________________ 1  Registered users who need technical support can reach us at the telephone 1  number and EMAIL addresses below: ~ ,  TELEPHONE~   -1  (201) 675-1139 ~ ^  Sorry, no collect calls. ~ ,  CompuServey  -1  74446,1627 ~ ,  Genie~ 8  -1  PRB 1  Please have the following available when you call: m  *1  Your serial number (if applicable) m  *1  Name of the Multi Computing application that you are running m  *1  Your computer brand name and type m  *1  The amount of memory available on your machine m  *1  Types and sizes of available floppy and hard drives on your ~ ,  system m  *1  Version of DOS that you are using m  *1  Names of any TSR's and device drivers that you have loaded m  *1  A brief description of the problem that you are encountering /S