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> > 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 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
