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From: John Johnston
Subject: Rommy Robot 2.4 68k
Rommy is an on screen programmable toy .
It is useful for teaching Position and Movement in primary (k-6)
mathematics and as a way to introduce young children to control
technology.
There are several different games in the application:
Simple Rommy:
Children or teachers can quickly design a simple maze by clicking on
square tiles.
Children can then 'write' a series of instructions:
Forward 3
Right
Forward 2
Left
Rommy Turtle:
Children can use Rommy like simple turtle to draw on screen using logo
type commands. Rommy can turn in 1 degree turns in this game.
Free Rommy:
In this game you can design more complex mazes which are not based on
grids. Children can use simple paint tools to design the maze.
Features
Simple creation of mazes by clicking grid.
Instructions for robot can be written by typing or by using buttons.
Print Mazes for off computer preparation.
Create own procedures(Commands) for the Turtle Robot.
Set of worksheets for children to use.
Requirements:
System 7.0 2mb of free Ram and a 2 mb of Hard Disk space.
Rommy Robot will run best with at least 3050k of memory allocated.
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