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title: "Happy Letters: A Teaching Tool for Young Children Using Sound and Graphics"
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excerpt: "This program generates a random character, either a letter or a number, and displays it on the screen, enlarged to eight lines. The Player presses the matching key on the ZX81 keyboard and is rewarded with a \"Happy Face\" and a song."
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# Happy Letters: A Teaching Tool for Young Children Using Sound and Graphics

This program generates a random character, either a letter or a number, and displays it on the screen, enlarged to eight lines. The Player presses the matching key on the ZX81 keyboard and is rewarded with a “Happy Face” and a song.