Fisher-Marriott Software
90 Abbey Hill, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, U.K. CV8 1LW
Fisher-Marriott Software was started by two teachers with Sinclair ZX81 computers.
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| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet | Uses big size upper and lower-case graphics. Sections to learn where the letters are on the QWERTY keyboard; to match lower-case with upper-case; to teach alphabetic order. Age 4 up. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bigspell | Spelling practice based on word lists in “Classroom Index of Phonic Resources” by Herbert and Davies-Jones. Incorporates 800 words divided into 115 tests. Each test covers a rule of spelling. Corrects mistakes. Age 5 to secondary level. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Bomber | Answer questions, then drop bombs on the answers as they come marching across the screen. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Count | To help the youngest child, and those who have not yet grasped the concept of number. Presents the basic ideas of number and counting in a friendly and helpful fashion. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Word Cross | If you enjoy the challenge of crossword puzzles, you’ll enjoy wordcross. To become an expert, you must insert words into a grid, crossing the words with each other and making no more than five mistakes. Converted from a ZX Spectrum title by SoftSync. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Word Play I | Hangman asks you to guess the word before the computer “hangs” the man. Anagrams challenges you to decipher a word the computer has scrambled. Use our words or create your own lists. Converted from a ZX Spectrum title by SoftSync. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Word Play II | Hangman asks you to guess the word before the computer “hangs” the man. Anagrams challenges you to decipher a word the computer has scrambled. TS Rabble is line scramble — find out how many words you can make and how high you can score. Converted from a ZX Spectrum title by SoftSync. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Wordplay 1 | Pit your wits against the computer. Word-cross: Score points each time you can get words to cross on a grid. Anagrams: Sort out the jumbled letters. Hangman: Use the word lists in the program or input your own. Age 7 up. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Wordplay 2 | Word games for 2-6 players. A trial of skill referred by the computer. Anagrams: Watch the computer jumble your word up, your opponent sorts it out. Hangman: Avoid a sticky end. ZXrabble: Not really Scrabble, but you get 7 letters and must make the longest word as fast as you can. Age 7 up. 16K. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
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