norman wrote: > < snip > > > >> I've found that educational games are a mixed bag (I have three >> daughters aged 7, 5 and 18 months). I have one set of educational >> programs called something like 'PC Click and Learn' which is created >> using some Macromedia package (not Flash or Shockwave, I think it's >> Authorware or something like that). These programs wouldn't work under >> Wine. I got sound but no graphics. >> >> On the other hand I have a Reader Rabbit Keystage CD from about >> 1999/2000 and that works well (apart from no music unless I setup Timidity). >> >> Would it not be possible to install something like VirtualBox and then >> run Windows 98 or XP on top of that, or as mentioned before, dual boot >> XP and Ubuntu? > > We will dual boot as the most flexible. >> Maybe you could give her a few copies of The OpenEducationDisc to give >> out to her friends as Christmas presents? They could all then get to >> grips with things like TuxPaint, TuxTyping and TuxMath (actually, I'm >> not sure if they're all on there, I've been working on a custom branded >> OpenDisc of my own which I'm going to distribute in my local area). > > What a community spirited thing to do and one which I am sure will be > welcomed. > > Norman >
:-) well I can't program very well so I thought it might be a way of giving back to the community (and most of the work is done so it's a case of adding things and changing a bit of HTML code which I can manage). Even if I only do copies for my kids to give to their friends at school and in the street it's a start. Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
