Kid Potato

11/15/87

KIDPOTATO by D.A. Brumleve

KIDPOTATO  is  yet  another  in  the 
series  of  public  domain   KIDPRGs 
written in GFA Basic.   The  program 
requires the following files:

   POTATO.PRG
   POTATOES.DAT
   POTATOST.DAT

This   silly  little   program   was 
written at the request of two of  my 
sons, who are especially fond of Mr. 
Potato  Head and his  friends.   The 
program  is  designed  to  entertain 
children ages 2-5.   Older  children 
who enjoy Mr.  Potato Head may  also 
enjoy the program.  Options include: 
(1)   a matching game in  which  the 
user makes a potato that matches one 
chosen at random by the computer and 
(2)  designing one's own potato.  It 
is possible to EXIT during either of 
these activities,  but each activity 
must  be completed before  switching 
to another.

The  search  string  "KIDPRGS"  will 
call up most of the programs in  the 
series   on  the  MichTron  and   ST 
Roundtables on GEnie.   Most KIDPRGS 
have  more  educational  value  than 
this one...For this age  group,  I'd 
especially    recommend:

KIDMIXUP--put pictures in order
 
KIDSONG1    ("Makin'     Aiken")--an 
interactive illustrated song

KIDGRID--graphics design

My address on GEnie is D.A.BRUMLEVE.

I hope your children enjoy this  one 
as much as the two who suggested it.

D.A. Brumleve