Digital Schoolhouse 4x

Discover how much fun learning can be with Sound Blaster(TM) Digital Schoolhouse(TM) 4X. Features Industry-standard 16-bit audio and quad-speed, IDE CD-ROM technology combined with high-quality educational titles for a variety of age groups.

Sound Blaster 16--The standard for CD-quality stereo sound

Features and Specifications:

Industry-standard 16-bit stereo sound

Compatible with thousands of programs

16-bit stereo and mono recording and playback from 5 kHz to 44.1 kHz

20-voice, FM music synthesizer for a larger choice of instrument sounds and effects

Optimized FM driver provides true fidelity

Upgradable to Wavetable synthesis and Advanced Digital Signal Processing

Microphone, stereo line-in, and CD interfaces provide multiple inputs for recording

MIDI interface - MPU-401 UART and Sound Blaster modes (optional MIDI adapter available)

Joystick port for 1 or 2 joysticks (optional splitter cable available)

Stereo amplifier provides 4-watts-per-channel (PMPO) to power speakers or headphones

Built-in mixer lets you mix up to six sources plus bass, treble and master volume control

Everything You Need with the Best-Selling Software Included

Top-selling educational titles

Sound Blaster 16 stereo sound card

Double-speed internal IDE CD-ROM drive

Stereo speakers

Easy installation

Creative Double-Speed Technology(TM) CD-ROM Drive

Features and Specifications:

Internal quadruple-speed drive

IDE interface for increased performance

600 KB/second transfer rate, fast data access of 250 ms

Large 680 MB data storage

Multi-Session Photo CD compatible

Tray-loading mechanism

Stereo Speakers

Creative Labs stereo speakers included

SOUND BLASTER DIGITAL SCHOOLHOUSE SOFTWARE

KID WORKS(TM) 2

Imaginative program that allows kids to create their own illustrated stories. Uniquely combines a word processor, paint program and text-to-speech.

SPELL IT 3

Have fun while you learn the basic rules of spelling, master commonly misspelled words, and practice proofreading sentences. Includes six difficulty levels.

THE CRUNCHER

A multimedia spreadsheet that helps you solve problems and apply math concepts. Real-world projects illustrate how you use math and spreadsheets in everyday life.

FOUR FOOTED FRIENDS

An interactive picture book full of interesting animals. Helps kids with reading, word games, and creativity. In English, French, Spanish and Japanese.

STRADIWACKIUS

An interactive musical counting book. Compose tunes and even create your own instruments. In English, French, Spanish and German languages.

PETER PAN: A STORY PAINTING ADVENTURE

An interactive adaptation of the classic tale. Use Paintbox Pals to animate the scenes and defeat Captain Hook.

SCOOTER'S MAGIC CASTLE

Explore a castle full of magical learning games. Each activity enforces skills such as keyboarding, reading, problem-solving and creativity.

EAGLE EYE MYSTERIES, THE ORIGINAL

Collect clues, interview witnesses and investigate different locations around town to solve over 50 mysteries.

EAGLE EYE MYSTERIES, IN LONDON

See the sights of London while you solve increasingly complex mysteries.

THE NEW GROLIER MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA

The award-winning 21-volume CD-ROM encyclopedia. Experience NASA missions, sports events and famous people in history with motion video, animation and high-quality audio.

SPEED

Zoom through the history and science of speed in the world's first interactive educational movie from Knowledge Adventure.

ALLIE'S PLAYHOUSE

16 different educational activities designed to stimulate young minds, Allie's Playhouse adheres to important early learning curriculum.

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE

This sound control rack software resembles a home Hi-Fi system, with separate components to play MIDI, Wave audio and CD audio. comes with the Ensemble Remote Control that lets you control all the components without cluttering your desktop.

CREATIVE WAVE STUDIO

This Windows-based full-featured wave editing software supports MDI and drag-and-drop capability. It features quick loading and screen updates, allows multiple source recording, mixer control, and CD Player control. Editing features include cut and paste, echo, fade, amplification, reverse and others.

CREATIVE SOUNDO'LE

Targeted for multimedia use in daily work, this object-linking and embedding software allows recording and playback of sound files which can be placed in any Windows application which supports OLE. Record from multiple sources and select form a number of audio compression standards to minimize disk space.

CREATIVE TALKING SCHEDULER

Now your PC can verbally remind you of meetings and other appointments.

CREATIVE MOSAIC

Put your mind to the test with this fun tile game complete with sound effects. Feautres interesting and colorful bit-mapped graphics.

CREATIVE TALKING SCHEDULER

Have your PC audibly remind you of meetings and other appointments.

CREATIVE TEXTASSIST

Windows-based text-to-speech system featuring 9 pre-defined voices for realistic text-to-speech synthesis.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

IBM-PC 386 and higher or 100% compatible (Stradiwackius and Four Footed Friends require 486)

4MB RAM minimum (8MB recommended)

30MB available hard disk space recommended

SVGA graphics adapter (640 x 480, 256 colors)

Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher

MS-DOS 6.0 or higher

3.5 inch, 1.44MB floppy drive

Mouse

Open 16-bit expansion slot

Open half-height drive bay (drive rails may be required with some systems)

WARRANTY

One-year limited hardware warranty covering parts and labor.