Simplified Chinese Character Courseware
Designed for Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and NT 4.0 (Traditional Chinese version only)

JianTong 98 makes the learning of simplified Chinese characters interesting and effective by combining the use of the multimedia technologies into the software.

Features

• Full coverage of the characters listed in Jianhuazi Zongbiao (The Table of Simplified Chinese Characters) (1986 new version)
• Detailed information about each simplified Chinese character including stroke sequence animation, Cantonese and Putonghua Romanization and pronunciation
• History of the development of simplified Chinese characters
• Notes and animated demonstrations of all types of simplifying methods
• With Pen Power Chinese handwriting recognition tablet installed in the computer, users may look up simplified Chinese characters by writing on the tablet and do writing exercises
• marking of simplified Chinese characters from texts of traditional Chinese characters
• Simplified - traditional Chinese characters matching game

Specifications

Field of Teaching

• Simplified Chinese characters

Target Users

• All users who are already familiar with traditional Chinese characters

System Requirements

• Personal computer with an Intel 80486DX2-66 processor, or compatible
  (Personal computer with an Intel Pentium processor is recommended)
• 8 MB of RAM
• VGA (Resolution: 640 x 480), 256-colour display card and monitor
  (Display card and monitor which support Super VGA (Resolution: 800 x 600), Hi-Colour or True Colour are recommended)
• 15 MB of available hard disk space
• 4x speed CD-ROM drive
  (CD-ROM drive of 8x speed or faster is recommended)
• 16-bit sound card with loudspeakers or earphones connected
• Microsoft Windows version 3.1 (Traditional Chinese version), Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 (Traditional Chinese version)
  Please note: JianTong 98 cannot run under versions of Windows other than those based on the BIG-5 Code (Traditional Chinese), even if a Chinese system add-on like RichWin or TwinBridge is installed.
• Mouse
• To use the "Dictionary" and "Exercises" features, Pen Power Chinese Handwriting Recognition Tablet version 5.0 or higher should be installed

Items Included in the Package

• Courseware on CD-ROM
• User's manual
• Booklet Jianhuazi Zongbiao Jianzi (new edition), published by Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd.