Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure (PC, 1.44MB 3 1/2" Disk) Knowledge Adventure - 1992 USA, Canada Release

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure
Product ID	56048-00001
Product UPC	756048000013
Platform(s)	PC
Media	1.44MB 3.5" Disk
Copyright date	1992
Publisher(s)	Knowledge Adventure
Category(s)	Reference, Sports Reference, Bicycling Reference
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

• Multimedia without a CD-ROM.
• Featuring movies, music and sound.
• Hundreds of interactive screens in spectacular 256 color.

To cycling enthusiasts everywhere!

Prepare to go on the bike ride of all time.
These diskettes contain a Knowledge Adventure Interactive Book produced by Eden Interactive. You may have seen something a bit like it on CD-ROM. But you've never seen as many pictures, as much video and sound, as much action, that work off your hard drive. It's only possible because of what one of Knowledge Adventure's programmers calls a "truly excellent compression algorithm," which they invented and have a patent pending.

Open this Interactive Book and suddenly you're on a tour of cycling. With a click of your mouse (or cursor keys) you create your own journey through space and time. There are many guide posts but no road map. You're as free with this program as you are on your bike. Go wherever you choose, and change your path each time!

And remember to always have fun and get pedaling.

1. Main Screen: Click on an object in this screen and a new screen linked to that object appears.

2. Time Line: It's linked to the main screen too. Slide it back and forth with your mouse and travel through time.

3. Text Box: When the main screen changes, new text appears here, full of fascinating stories and facts.

4. World View: Click on the direction keys to rotate the globe. Slide the scale to zoom in on Earth or out to space. Click on the globe to bring up a new screen related to that location.

5. Category Buttons: Enter different cycling categories by clicking on these buttons.

6. Function Buttons: Click on these buttons for help, to return to the previous screen, play a game, zoom in on an image, hear sounds, see a movie, print the text, or search through the library.

A note to you.
Let us just say, this program is going to blow you away. Everyone is talking about multimedia, but what it often means is that you need a lot of fancy (and expensive) equipment. Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure, however, uses an amazing and innovative technology, giving you multimedia- movies, pictures, music and sound, on the home computer you already have! You don't need any extra equipment. You don't need a CD-ROM player!

Having said that, Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure has many other important features:
1) It's easy to install.
2) It's so easy to use, all you do is move the cursor around the screen with the mouse and click. No computer expertise is required.
3) It's a positive learning experience. There's no score keeping. Everyone acquires knowledge and computer skills, so every user is a winner.
4) The documentation suggests a number of ways which kids of all ages can get the most out of the program.

The New York Times recently said, "Knowledge Adventure Interactive Books entice the user to explore a seemingly endless maze of information."

Come journey through the adventure of cycling!

A voyage you won't soon forget...

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure is a bicycle trip which takes you places across space and time. Your favorite video clips along with hundreds of pictures, music and sounds; stories, fact and fiction; reference material and cycling anecdotes; all connected and accessible as you desire.

So, go ahead and follow what fascinates you... see Leonardo da Vinci's bicycle sketch come to life in a computer animation or click to the track and read about its stars, past and present. Maybe Penny Farthings are your thing, so find out about Thomas Stevens' trip around the world on one. Enjoy Maynard Hershon's wonderful storytelling or click to learn how to size a bike for yourself using Greg LeMond's own techniques and ideas. Then watch Greg cross the finish line to win one of his brilliant races. Whether you're into racing, touring, mountain bikes or just getting into cycling, it's here for you.

Who was the first female to win a stage race in Europe? What is the proper way to hold the handlebars? Who was Major Taylor? Answers to these and all of your pressing cycling questions are a click of the mouse away. How did mountain bikes get started, and what does the future look like for them? Where do cyclists go for the most beautiful sunset in New Zealand?

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure covers the history of cycling, racing, touring, mountain bikes, the environmental aspects and impact of cycling, people and equipment. You can even test your knowledge of cycling, through a game which you activate by clicking on-screen buttons. The trip is waiting here for you to take. So hop on and navigate yourself through the world of cycling!

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure.
Eden Interactive proudly presents the most exciting bicycle trip of all time with one of the world's best loved heroes, Greg LeMond.

Now you can travel to places far and away and experience their beauty, read about societies who use bicycles for their everyday transportation needs, watch Greg win a race, learn how to change a tire, and teach someone how to ride a bike! Steer your own way, in sparkling color, with enchanting sound, provocative fiction, exciting video, and interactive links, for a voyage through the world of cycling.

System Requirements

PC MS-DOS 3.0
Required CPU	AT 286
Required RAM	640K
Conventional RAM	500K Free
Req. Hard Drive	8MB Free
Recommend Mouse	Yes
Supported Audio	AdLib Gold SoundBlaster SoundBlaster 16 Covox Sound Source
Supported Video	VGA SVGA

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