Geographax
| Filename | geographax-11.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 306.5 KB (313843 bytes) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Downloads | 8 |
Geographax is a HyperCard stack for the classic Macintosh that draws on a pool of about 2,000 unusual geography questions to quiz the player. Authored by hearth@ctol.net and distributed via Info-Mac, it is aimed at a broad audience that ranges from middle-school students through serious geography buffs.
What it is
Built as a HyperCard stack rather than a standalone application, Geographax presents selected items from its 2,000-question bank in a self-paced format. The stack format made it easy to redistribute and to open on any Mac with HyperCard installed.
Audience
The author specifically pitches the stack at a wide range of users, calling out younger players around middle-school age at one end and dedicated geography enthusiasts at the other.
Version 1.1
The version archived on Info-Mac is 1.1, described in its own posting as a follow-up to 1.0 that corrects typos and other minor errors. Users are advised to replace the earlier release with this update.
Distribution
Geographax circulated as geographax-11.hqx on Info-Mac in BinHex form, fitting the educational-HyperCard niche common on the platform in the 1990s.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
