Scott Baret
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I have two lots already here with one more on the way...here is what I've got and will be finding on my doorstep in the next few days...
1. New Math Blaster Plus. This is my sixth NMBP, giving me enough to run it on my squad of four Classics in the closet (the fifth one from the group died and I plan to use it for parts) plus the LC and SE that I use for personal use. (The Classics will hopefully be used in some sort of tutoring venture this summer, be it a "math camp", part of a program, or even just for one-on-one or small group tutoring that I'd do in my spare time). I should mention that this is technically my eighth Math Blaster Plus overall as I have one for PC and one for Apple II as well.
2. Kid Pix. This is my third Mac Kid Pix (I also have one for DOS) and will be going on my SE (the others are on the LC and iBook G3).
3. Stickybear Math 1. I owned this program from 1990-1992 when I had a IIe. It was also at my elementary school from 1992-1994. Fifteen years later I find myself with a brand new copy, freshly unwrapped from the shrinkwrapped package. Unlike my old copy this one is on a 3.5" disk (which is why I had to quickly prepare a IIe-card capable computer--even though that CC is already starting to fail and will likely be replaced by my other CC or an LC475 very soon).
4. Stickybear Math 2. This one I discovered at my elementary school in September 1992. Again, I have not played this one since 1994. In one of my earliest teaching experiences (during kindergarten) I taught a few good buddies how to multiply using this program. There is actually a picture of me in my kindergarten yearbook holding the 5.25" floppy of Stickybear Math 2! This one is also on a 3.5" disk, was taken out of its shrinkwrapped package about an hour ago, and came with a bonus (which was common with Stickybear Software in the day)--a "Stickybear Software" poster! I may have to frame it and put it next to my Apple genius posters
5. Jeopardy for Apple II (by Sharedata). This one hasn't arrived yet and was a pickup on eBay after discovering the Jeopardy disk I had bought in another auction was corrupt. (Thankfully that one was only $1.25 after shipping). This one is brand new and shrinkwrapped and will bring back a special memory for me.
In June 1990 my cousin graduated from high school. Since I was young and needed something to do that day my dad took me to the mall in her hometown. We stopped at a Babbage's and he told me we could pick a new program for the computer. Since I was mesmerized by Jeopardy even as a three and a half year old we decided on it. While I couldn't answer many of the questions at that age I had a lot of fun watching my mom and dad play the game. Alas, the game did not survive the sale of the Apple IIe. Now it's my turn to test my trivia knowledge against the Apple II-in-a-CC (or whatever I put the card in once the CC dies). If only I could have stopped and bought it at that Babbage's again, too bad I had to get it via eBay! (The Babbage's was still there the last time I was at that mall and I stopped in for old time's sake but was slightly disappointed to find no Apple II software at all...)
I'm probably not going to get any more programs for a while since I have enough to run my "lab" and have finally tracked down the Apple II programs I have been after for a while now. I'm still interested in any Math Blaster Plus in case I want to fix up my extra Classic and wouldn't mind getting a few more Shufflepuck Cafes, Number Munchers, and Kid Pixes, but that's really all I'd want to trade for at the moment.
1. New Math Blaster Plus. This is my sixth NMBP, giving me enough to run it on my squad of four Classics in the closet (the fifth one from the group died and I plan to use it for parts) plus the LC and SE that I use for personal use. (The Classics will hopefully be used in some sort of tutoring venture this summer, be it a "math camp", part of a program, or even just for one-on-one or small group tutoring that I'd do in my spare time). I should mention that this is technically my eighth Math Blaster Plus overall as I have one for PC and one for Apple II as well.
2. Kid Pix. This is my third Mac Kid Pix (I also have one for DOS) and will be going on my SE (the others are on the LC and iBook G3).
3. Stickybear Math 1. I owned this program from 1990-1992 when I had a IIe. It was also at my elementary school from 1992-1994. Fifteen years later I find myself with a brand new copy, freshly unwrapped from the shrinkwrapped package. Unlike my old copy this one is on a 3.5" disk (which is why I had to quickly prepare a IIe-card capable computer--even though that CC is already starting to fail and will likely be replaced by my other CC or an LC475 very soon).
4. Stickybear Math 2. This one I discovered at my elementary school in September 1992. Again, I have not played this one since 1994. In one of my earliest teaching experiences (during kindergarten) I taught a few good buddies how to multiply using this program. There is actually a picture of me in my kindergarten yearbook holding the 5.25" floppy of Stickybear Math 2! This one is also on a 3.5" disk, was taken out of its shrinkwrapped package about an hour ago, and came with a bonus (which was common with Stickybear Software in the day)--a "Stickybear Software" poster! I may have to frame it and put it next to my Apple genius posters
5. Jeopardy for Apple II (by Sharedata). This one hasn't arrived yet and was a pickup on eBay after discovering the Jeopardy disk I had bought in another auction was corrupt. (Thankfully that one was only $1.25 after shipping). This one is brand new and shrinkwrapped and will bring back a special memory for me.
In June 1990 my cousin graduated from high school. Since I was young and needed something to do that day my dad took me to the mall in her hometown. We stopped at a Babbage's and he told me we could pick a new program for the computer. Since I was mesmerized by Jeopardy even as a three and a half year old we decided on it. While I couldn't answer many of the questions at that age I had a lot of fun watching my mom and dad play the game. Alas, the game did not survive the sale of the Apple IIe. Now it's my turn to test my trivia knowledge against the Apple II-in-a-CC (or whatever I put the card in once the CC dies). If only I could have stopped and bought it at that Babbage's again, too bad I had to get it via eBay! (The Babbage's was still there the last time I was at that mall and I stopped in for old time's sake but was slightly disappointed to find no Apple II software at all...)
I'm probably not going to get any more programs for a while since I have enough to run my "lab" and have finally tracked down the Apple II programs I have been after for a while now. I'm still interested in any Math Blaster Plus in case I want to fix up my extra Classic and wouldn't mind getting a few more Shufflepuck Cafes, Number Munchers, and Kid Pixes, but that's really all I'd want to trade for at the moment.
