24-08-2020, 09:00 PM
Thanks to ejwords for making these original tapes available to be recorded and their manuals to be scanned. The tapes were recorded at 44.1khz and saved initially as a mono 16 bit WAV files. The tapes contained no copy protection and just needed cleaning with noise removal so they can load error free into ubee512 as a IC or PC85 Microbee. The manuals were all A4 in size and the pages just stapled in the top left corner.
Sharp Shooter (TSHOOT) from Nectar Software is an educational game with application to children from Kinder to Junior Secondary schooling levels. It involves shooting balloons out of the sky - not a very difficult feat because they are not moving. The trick is that each balloon contains a number and only one of the balloons can be shot down.
SHARP SHOOTER DATA MAKER (SHDATA) from Nectar Software allows far easy and controlled compilation of Question/Answer sets for SHARP SHOOTER (TSHOOT). Sets created by SHDATA may be read back by it and changed to suit current classroom activity.
SHIPWRECK ISLAND from Goodison Software will provide, by way of a simulation exercise, an awareness of a group's need for co-operation and the sharing of resources, and the benefits of a planned approach to a common problem. Having had the misfortune to be shipwrecked on a deserted island, the players have the task of coming to terms with many factors which will threaten their survival on the island.
WODL Graphics from Microbee is an 'easy to use' graphics program for the young and the young at heart. It can be used to create countless designs and pictures, with its scope being limited only by your imagination. We already have its manual in the Repository, both 1st & 2nd editions.
The WAV files were later down sampled to 16kHz or 22kHz and saved as 8bit WAV files to reduce their size considerably but retain error free loading.
The manuals for the first 3 above are simple instruction sheets for the Microbee and were either 1 or 4 pages long.
So in the MbeeTech repository in the Microbee\Software\Tapes\Original folder we placed
sharp_shooter.wav
sharp_shooter_data_maker.wav
shipwreck_island.wav
wodl_graphics.wav
sharp_shooter.pdf <-- in the Microbee\Documentation\Manuals\Education folder
sharp_shooter_data_maker.pdf
shipwreck_island.pdf
sharp_shooter.jpg <-- in Microbee\Documentation\Pictures\Tapes folder
sharp_shooter_data_maker.jpg
shipwreck_island.jpg
wodl_graphics.jpg
Sharp Shooter (TSHOOT) from Nectar Software is an educational game with application to children from Kinder to Junior Secondary schooling levels. It involves shooting balloons out of the sky - not a very difficult feat because they are not moving. The trick is that each balloon contains a number and only one of the balloons can be shot down.
SHARP SHOOTER DATA MAKER (SHDATA) from Nectar Software allows far easy and controlled compilation of Question/Answer sets for SHARP SHOOTER (TSHOOT). Sets created by SHDATA may be read back by it and changed to suit current classroom activity.
SHIPWRECK ISLAND from Goodison Software will provide, by way of a simulation exercise, an awareness of a group's need for co-operation and the sharing of resources, and the benefits of a planned approach to a common problem. Having had the misfortune to be shipwrecked on a deserted island, the players have the task of coming to terms with many factors which will threaten their survival on the island.
WODL Graphics from Microbee is an 'easy to use' graphics program for the young and the young at heart. It can be used to create countless designs and pictures, with its scope being limited only by your imagination. We already have its manual in the Repository, both 1st & 2nd editions.
The WAV files were later down sampled to 16kHz or 22kHz and saved as 8bit WAV files to reduce their size considerably but retain error free loading.
The manuals for the first 3 above are simple instruction sheets for the Microbee and were either 1 or 4 pages long.
So in the MbeeTech repository in the Microbee\Software\Tapes\Original folder we placed
sharp_shooter.wav
sharp_shooter_data_maker.wav
shipwreck_island.wav
wodl_graphics.wav
sharp_shooter.pdf <-- in the Microbee\Documentation\Manuals\Education folder
sharp_shooter_data_maker.pdf
shipwreck_island.pdf
sharp_shooter.jpg <-- in Microbee\Documentation\Pictures\Tapes folder
sharp_shooter_data_maker.jpg
shipwreck_island.jpg
wodl_graphics.jpg
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