Beginner's Bible Colorforms Computer Fun Set: "New Testament Adventures" ships.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 1996--Following the successful release of The Beginner's Bible Colorforms Computer Fun Set: "Old Testament Adventures," Gryphon Software Corp. began shipping the second title in the series, "New Testament Adventures," on hybrid CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Based on Performance Unlimited Inc.'s top-selling "The Beginner's Bible," The Beginner's Bible New Testament Adventures Fun Set provides a unique, interactive way to tell inspirational biblical stories from the New Testament and is available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $39. "Old Testament Adventures received such a positive and enthusiastic response from both children and adults that we began work on New Testament Adventures almost immediately," said Daniel Elvester, vice president of sales and marketing for Gryphon Software. "The Beginner's Bible has long been a leader in telling these well-loved stories to children in a language and format that is visually appealing and easy to understand. With the release of The Beginner's Bible Computer Fun Sets, we've taken this successful concept into the 90s, adding an interactive element that really brings the characters to life." In the tradition of all Colorforms Computer Fun Set titles, New Testament Adventures is designed as an innovative, educational and interactive software program based on the Colorforms concept -- creating artwork by mixing and matching existing stick-on shapes and images and affixing them to various thematic backgrounds. Interactive capabilities such as sound, color and texture options and object resizing are integral features that provide endless possibilities for creating art on the computer. Designed especially for children ages three to 10, new Testament Adventures features biblical characters from the New Testament, including Jesus, Joseph and Mary. There are three different modules featuring three distinct times in Jesus' life: Baby Jesus features Jesus' life as a baby; Boy Jesus highlights Jesus' life at home with his parents and playing with other children; Miracles depicts the many miracles that Jesus performed, including turning water into wine, healing the blind and feeding the crowd with loaves and fishes loaves and fishes Jesus multiplies fare for his following. [N.T.: Matthew 14:15–21; John 6:5–14] See : Miracle . The traditional Colorforms Play Shape module is also included. Each of the more than 100 shapes is an independent object and may be easily moved and resized by simply pointing and clicking. The color and texture of any given shape may be changed by choosing from a wide variety of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color and textures. The Beginner's Bible New Testament Adventures Fun Set also offers 12 corresponding backgrounds from which to choose, such as the Manger manger cattle trough which served as crib for Christ. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] See : Nativity -- the setting for the birth of Jesus. A Coloring Book feature allows all created pictures to be saved in outline form so they may be printed out as coloring pages. Sounds are also an integral feature of all Computer Fun Set titles. Specific objects have sounds associated with them so that each time an item is placed or clicked with the Speaker tool, a sound is played. For example, in the Baby Jesus module, a voice proclaims, "Look, it's Baby Jesus." The minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for New Testament Adventures and all Colorforms Computer Fun Set titles running on a Macintosh are a color Macintosh with a hard drive, 13-inch or larger monitor, 4MB RAM and System 7 or later. The minimum system requirements for the Windows version are: IBM-PC/386 or compatible CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ; 4MB RAM; Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 3.1 or higher; a mouse (for pointing and clicking); and a VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. display offering a minimum of 256 colors. Sound card recommended. CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. required. All backgrounds, objects and artwork in each software program are interchangeable and may be shared with all other Computer Fun Set titles. As with other recently introduced Colorforms Computer Fun Set titles, New Testament Adventures will ship on a hybrid CD-ROM. The title is available through major computer store chains, retail outlets and computer mail order houses. Gryphon Software is a leading graphics software company, specializing in a wide range of innovative graphics-oriented software. The company has two divisions. One area focuses on children's software with a strong graphic orientation. The other area focuses on graphics for video professionals, graphics designers and hobbyists. Gryphon's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Morph morph 1 n. An allomorph. [From morpheme.] morph 2 n. , has consistently won critical acclaim domestically and internationally as one of the most innovative software programs in this decade. Gryphon is located at 7220 Trade St., Suite 120, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif., 92121; 619/536-8815; Fax: 619/536-8932. For further information, contact Tami Detlefs, 619/536-8815 ext.272, e-mail: tdetlefs@gryphonsw.com, WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http://www.gryphonsw.com. NOTE: The Beginner's Bible trademarks and copyrights are owned by James R. Leininger and are licensed by Performance Unlimited Inc., Brentwood, Tenn. All rights reserved. Colorforms is a registered trademark and stick-ons is a trademark of Colorforms and is used by permission. Licensed in conjunction with Kiscom Inc., Names International Inc. and International Computer Group Inc. The Gryphon logo, Morph and Computer Fun Set are trademarks of Gryphon Software Corp. All other products mentioned are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved. CONTACT: Gryphon Software Corp. Tami Detlefs, 619/536-8815 ext. 272 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion