Most of thes games are explained
by thier names, so I will just list them in the table below. If
they end with the.zip extention the must be de-compressed before
installing or using them. A FREE 30 trial version of wim-zip may
be downloaded from http://www.winzip.com/
The above are a set of programmes which will work in DOS as well
as in Windows 3.1 and '95, '98. Primarily designed for students
revising for their exams, they are suitable for most ages as they
explain each topic from the basics up to examination level. Each
programme is independant and will work without downloading all
the others, so you can choose which one you wish or all of them.
Click on the titles to download them. All are under 1 MB. Please
read the instructions below for help with installation. This help
file also appears in each of the zip files. You will need a copy
of Winzip or similar to open them once downloaded.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING MATHS PROGRAMMES
More experienced users, please follow the instructions in
bold type. I will use Algebra as the example file, for the purposes
of this help page. For the other programmes just substitute the
name accordingly.
Download. Copy the file (download) by clicking on the link
(highlighted blue word underlined, where your pointer turns into
a hand). You will be asked if you want to "open" the
file or "save" it. Choose "save" and select
a place on your hard drive to save it to. I find saving to Windows
Desktop is easiest because when you’ve completed the installation
you can just drag the zip file into the recycle bin as it will
no longer be needed.
Open. As the file is in a compressed zip format, you will
need a special programme like Winzip to open and decompress it.
You can download a free evaluation copy of Winzip at www.winzip.com.
Once you have Winzip, open the zip file by double clicking on
it.
Extract. Choose the extract command in the top menu of the
Winzip window. You will then be asked where you want to extract
to. Delete the default place and type in
C:\Math\Algebra\
This will create a folder called Math and inside another folder
called Algebra. When installing other Maths programmes, just choose
another name to replace the word Algebra so it creates another
folder e.g. Angles. Make sure you keep the filenames to eight
characters long though. Once you have written this in you can
choose the extract command and the files in the zip folder will
be copied into your new folder.
Make a short cut – Windows ’95. Double click on
"My Computer" then on the "C" drive to display
the contents of your hard disk. Find the folder called Math and
double click to open it. Double click Algebra to open that folder
and look for a file called "Menu.bat". Right mouse click
on Menu.bat and while holding down the mouse button drag the file
onto the desktop. When you release the mouse button a small menu
will appear. Select "Create short cut here". I suggest
you then right click on it again and "Rename" it Algebra.
To place it into your start menu, right click on your "Start"
button and select "Open". Choose a folder where you
want it to appear and left mouse click on your new short cut and
drag it into it’s new folder in your Start menu. Close any
open windows and click your Start button. Your short cut should
now appear there. Check to see if it runs the programme OK. If
all is well you can now delete the zip folder on your desktop.
If it doesn’t work check back over these instructions. If
you still have a problem email me, Simon Hensby, at simonh@adept.co.uk
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