And when it comes to an accurate overview of the Texas Revolution, you can pretty well forget it. Thanks to computers, the CD-ROM and a Texas firm called ArchiMedia Interactive, the situation has suddenly changed. In the process, they've created a high quality multimedia product that is capable of enthralling everyone from 6 to 106 and handed teachers a superb teaching tool to boot. The centerpiece of this set is, obviously, the Alamo. Taking advantage of the CD-ROMs capacity for holding immense quantities of data, you get the Alamo siege and final assault described from the viewpoints of several participants, primarily Mexican.
Weapons have a section of their own.
You are carried through the procedure necessary to load and fire various types, including the famous Kentucky Long Rifle and a Cannon. Included in the Weapons section are two games, the Turkey Shoot and Cannon Shoot. While the games are rather simplistic, they are most effective in giving you an excellent sense of how much time was required to prepare for your next shot. In order to put the Alamo in perspective, ArchiMedias included an excellent Interactive History that ranges all the way from the French to the World View. Native American, Revolution, Settlers, Spaniards, and Tejanos periods are dealt with in between.