FLEXIBLE PETS

This month CRASH Course winds its educational way over the latest offerings from two of the smaller software houses. Now it's over to that media megastar of The Highlands, the one and only Rosetta McLeod...

Teachers Pet Software originally started as a mail order supplier in May 1987. They drew their inspiration from ideas suggested to them from the schools in their area. TPS make a point of writing all their programs in BASIC - allowing their products to be examined and modified for specific uses. All the software is available on cassette or microdrive cartridge and each program costs £3.50, or £15.00 for a pack of five (a media conversion service is also available). Teacher's Pet are keen to hear from teachers or parents who have suggestions of subjects for new programs. You can contact Teachers Pet Software at 175 Craigton Road, Aberdeen AB1 7UA.

SCOTTISH TOWNS 1

As the title suggests, Scottish Towns I tests the user's knowledge of Scottish towns ranging from the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen to smaller places such as Tobermoray and Oban. The computer gives various clues about a town, and the user has to identify it as soon as they can. They might be told'it is in the Highland Region; it is a fishing town; it has an airport which runs services to the mainland; it is on the Outer Hebrides '. The answer is Stornoway (of course). Information is held on 21 towns (Scottish Towns II holds another 21). Again, I would have liked to have seen the program extended by the inclusion of a map showing the location of each place.