The User's Guide to Sarah-WARE
                     Version 1.0  June 6, 1990
            the first software for infants & toddlers
                     copyright 1990   Meg Noah

INTRODUCTION

Sarah-WARE allows the user to interactively select colors and designs
which fill the screen in an animated way.  Infants quickly become
fascinated by the quickly changing bright pictures.  Infants as young
as three months old will learn to press the keys to change the design.
By five months, two fisted banging begins - but can be controlled by
parents encouragement.  By nine months the baby will have learned that
certain function keys play music and have favorite letter keys.

Sarah-WARE has provides many educational opportunities for your baby.  While
there are many software packages for children ages 3 or 4, Sarah-WARE is the
first and only software for infants and toddlers.  Your baby will quickly
learn the "cause and effect" relationship of pressing keys on the keyboard to
change the display or control music.  Your child will learn that he or she can
control the computer.  This software develops memory skills, since your child
will want to repeat certain actions.  It's fun and entertaining, and requires
interaction with parents.  Using this software will lay an excellent
foundation for your child's future work with computers.  As your child learns
to enjoy the rewards of using a computer, he or she will develop an
understanding of why YOU might want to use a computer, and begin to be more
patient when your time is occupied at the PC.

DISTRIBUTION:

This software is available as SHAREWARE for a fee of $15.00.
If you intend to use Sarah-WARE please send $15.00 to:
                               Meg Noah
                            310 Cox Street
                          Hudson, MA  01749

The distribution includes only one executable program (SARAH.EXE) and this
text file explaining its use (SARAH.TXT).  Periodically, new versions will be
available on the bulliten board.  The software requires an IBM PC , XT, AT,
386, 486 or complatible, or clone, and uses either EGA or CGA graphics.

DIRECTIONS:

Press any key on keyboard to interactively run the program. Colorful designs,
patterns and animation fill the screen. Hold your baby in your lap and let
your baby explore the keyboard.  Circles, triangles, flowers, and more will be
randomly drawn on the screen.  Pressing function keys 6-10 control the
background classical music.

letter keys   -- draw designs on screens (eg. x is fish, c is circle)" x =
                 fish animation
                 c = circles (get bigger)
                 . = circles (get smaller)
                 y = spirograph in center
                 d = flowers
                 2 = grid of boxes
                 f = random boxes
                 u = ellipses
                 l = letters
                 etc. etc., every key has a function
ecape key     -- exit program
f1    -- clear screen/ change background color"
f2    -- change palette"
f3    -- line feed on screen"
f4    -- pause
f6    -- Flight of the Bumble Bee  (Rimsky-Korssokoff)
f7    -- Papa Ginos Little Bells   (W. A. Mozart)
f8    -- Prelude (J. S. Bach)
f9    -- Concerto in A minor (C. P. E. Bach)
f10   -- stop music that is playing"

for example: press F8 to play a Bach prelude then keep pressing the 'y' key
to create concentric spirographs"

another example: keep pressing the '.' to shrink the circles"
                 or pressing the 'c' to make circles grow."


FINAL NOTES AND DISCLAIMER:

note: infants and toddlers should be supervised when using a computer

In no event, will the author be liable to the user for any damages, including
all lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages
arising out of the use or inability to use this software (or consequential
damages arising from your baby using the computer) or any modifications
thereof or due to the contents of the software program even under advisement
of the possibility of such damages or for any claim by any other party.