Software Reviews : Who'll Save Abacaxi: A Third-World Government Simulation Publisher: Focus Media,Inc.,839 Stewart Ave.,PO Box 865,Garden City,NY 11530 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1988 Materials: Three disks,teacher manual,student workbook Price: $65 Machine Specificity: Apple II series System Requirements: 64K Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

ABACAXI is an interactive simulation program designed for social science courses—economics, political science, history, geography, and global studies. The simulation calls for the student to assume a five-year term of office as president of Abacaxi, a fictitious troubled third world country. The challenge is to lead the people of the country to "democracy, bread, and dignity." In assuming this role, the student must make difficult and complex decisions.