Scholastic Site License Giveaway of Popular Mac Computer Game, Bugdom, Announced by Pangea Software, Inc.AUSTIN Austin. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- Macintosh game developer Pangea Software Pangea Software is an Macintosh game company that is owned and operated by Brian Greenstone. Formed in 1987, the company began by writing a number of shareware games for the Apple IIGS computer, with their first commercial game, Xenocide, being released in 1989. , Inc. announced today that they will be giving away 200 free site licenses to its popular, highly-rated, and kid-friendly computer game, Bugdom. Two hundred lucky elementary schools elementary school: see school. will receive a free copy of Bugdom which may be installed on every Macintosh computer at the school's location. The first 200 elementary schools to submit valid and complete entries for the giveaway will each receive a free site license. Complete instructions for entering the giveaway are found on the company's web site at www.pangeasoft.net. A free demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. of Bugdom is also available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. from Pangea's site. The giveaway is open to elementary schools (grades 1 to 5) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and all entries must be received by November 12, 1999. With the Macintosh computer's popularity on the rise again, not only with the individual and business consumer, but with educational systems as well, Pangea President, Brian Greenstone green·stone n. Any of various altered basic igneous rocks colored green by chlorite, hornblende, or epidote. greenstone Noun NZ a type of green jade used for Maori carvings and ornaments , felt the time was right to let the community know that there is a safe, kid-friendly computer game available that is compatible with some of the most popular computers on the market today, such as Apple's big seller, the iMac. "Computer games have gotten some bad press lately. We want to let parents, educators, and kids know that Bugdom is a safe, fun, and stimulating game. We also like the idea of giving back to the community, and computers have made us all one big global community," said Greenstone. Apple recently gave Bugdom its seal of approval by announcing that Pangea's game will be bundled on their upcoming and much anticipated laptop computer A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. , the iBook. Pangea is no stranger to this sort of charity. Another of its family-friendly games, the popular Nanosaur, is available for free download from Pangea's web site. "Actually, Nanosaur is available as charityware," explained Greenstone. "That is, if you download Nanosaur, all we ask is that you donate $30 to a charity of your choosing. It's not required and we're not keeping track of donations, we just feel like it's the right thing to do." Apple selected Nanosaur to be bundled on the iMac. For more information about Pangea and its games, including information on what others have to say about its products, visit its web site at http://www.pangeasoft.net or contact them at (512) 367-8116. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) WHERE SMALL BUSINESS GOES TO WORK |
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