The report stated that, by contrast, "The recommended system would provide a self-contained program at each level that would be terminal for most students."

Even the available word processor and integrated software applications were mostly self-contained programs which took over the machine completely, as also did video games.

Prior to this, most games were self-contained, single programs; Odyssey was split into several different programs and took up an entire disk.

Any youngster can join in the self-contained, on-site program; unlike many of the others, it not does not require students to affiliate with professionals.

Small school districts like East Hampton, where this year's lone entry earned semifinalist status, have similar self-contained programs.

Since each disk provides a self-contained program including a selection of early, middle and later works, there is no order to the progression.

Video games and even the available spreadsheet, database and word processors for home computers were mostly self-contained programs that took over the machine completely.

The administrator pointed out that self-contained programs are still being authorized.

It made me wonder whether all computers should be designed with a kid's-mode button that turns on self-contained, guaranteed-to-work programs.

With the format change, Scrabble became a self-contained thirty-minute program; before, play continued until time was called and episodes could straddle.