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DEDICATION~  o 
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WHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?~ t 
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COMPATIBILITY~  K 
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS~   
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INSTALLATION~  W 
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GETTING STARTED~  3 
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MORE ON "BABY KEYS"~   
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SUGGESTIONS FOR USE~   
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THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT~ h 
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DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE~  
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REGISTRATION~  W 
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DEDICATION&y
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Dedicated to Amelia, my beloved daughter. She proved to be very helpful to	

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DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY&
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Multi Computing provides this software "As Is" without warranty. We make no	
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WHAT IS "BABY KEYS"?&
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If you own a computer and have a young child between 6 to 24 months of age,	
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 strange looking box sitting on your desk. Children naturally have an
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 shame to let that interest and energy go to waste. This is where "Baby Keys"
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 keys on the keyboard (this comes naturally). The computer will produce a
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 attention (at least for a few minutes).

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COMPATIBILITY&
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"Baby Keys" will work with any IBM PC or true compatible (See WSYSTEM&	

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REQUIREMENTS&). However, users of the TANDY 1000-EX and 1000-HX computers may

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This makes it possible for "Baby Keys" to recognize the keyboard used by	

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82K (Kilo bytes) of free memory
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A Floppy or Hard drive system

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PC, MS or DR DOS 2.11 or above

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A HERCULES, CGA, MCGA, PLANTRONICS, EGA, or VGA graphics adapter.

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INSTALLATION&
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To install BABY KEYS, simply type in the name of the self-extracting program	
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 "LHA.EXE" utility for extraction).

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On a Floppy Drive System&	

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Please make sure you have enough space on the disk that you wish to

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install BABY KEYS on. Assuming that BABY KEYS is in your WA:& drive, you

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On a Hard Drive System&	

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First create a subdirectory on your hard disk to contain the BABY KEYS

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C: <ENTER>&  (or whatever your hard drive letter is)	

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MD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&

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CD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&

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Assuming that BABY KEYS is currently on a floppy diskette in the WA:&	

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drive, type the following from your WC:& drive:

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A:BKEYS <ENTER>&!

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GETTING STARTED&
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Place the floppy diskette containing "Baby Keys" in your A or B floppy

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BABYKEYS <ENTER>&

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On a Hard Disk system:&	

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Type: WC:& (or D:) W<ENTER>&

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CD \BABYKEYS <ENTER>&

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To exit "Baby Keys", press the W<CTRL><BREAK>& keys together. That is, while	

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holding the W<CTRL>& key down, press the W<BREAK>& key. Due to the machineU
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level nature of some of the graphics displayed on the screen, you may have
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press W<CTRL><BREAK>&, you should see the message "Do you really want to

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quit?". Pressing 'WY&' terminates the program. Pressing any other key

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"Baby Keys" will produce sounds from a list of up to 22 different tones	
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 Along with these sounds, your child will see a random variety of graphical

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CIRCLES	

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CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

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DIAMONDS

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ELLIPSES

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RECTANGLES

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SQUARES

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TRIANGLES

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SUGGESTIONS FOR USE&
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For both you and your child to gain the most from "Baby Keys", please	

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Always be present when your child is playing the game. You	
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Make sure your child sits at least 24 inches away from the	
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If your child is beginning to talk, you may want to mention the	
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Try to have a variety of games available for your child. This way	
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 games similar to this one available on the computer information

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"Shareware" is a marketing method that allows a user to try out a program	
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