fhm@cbosgd.UUCP (08/02/83)
"A new program from the Learning Company - Rocky's Boots, written by
Warren Robinett and Leslie Grimm - promises to become another software
classic in the personal computing field, joining such stalwarts as
Microsoft's Flight Simulator and Software Arts' Visicalc."
So says Erik Sandberg-Diment in a review of the program in The New
York Times, Thur. July 19. He goes on to say:
"Rocky's Boots is an electronic Erector set of the mind that leaves the
player surprisingly well-grounded in the basic logic concepts underpinning
today's computers. . .It covers the rudiments of connecting wires, sensors,
on/off switches, clocks, noise-making clackers and so on in order to
produce a functional electronic device. As you guide the cursor from
"room" to "room" on the video screen, you are shown how to use it to pick
up a component, connect it to another one, and activate it by putting
electricity into the socket. There are practice rooms where you can
assemble the components into operating machines."
Has anyone tried this program? What do you think of it?
Where can one get more information on it? Have there been other reviews?
Frank Myers
Bell Labs
Columbus, Ohio
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