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| 779.1 | | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Mon Jan 04 1993 05:40 | 1 |
| Has anyone found a typing tutor at all?
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| 779.2 | | UPROAR::EVANSG | Gwyn Evans @ IME - Open DECtrade -> DTN 769-8108 | Mon Jan 04 1993 06:40 | 4 |
| There is one available for the ST but I can't recall its name at
the moment! It's available on a number of platforms and is a
reasonably good program, (with a price to match), although I'm sure I've
seen it at discounted prices over the last year or so.
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| 779.3 | I think I have this program! | AIDEV::MISKINIS | | Mon Jan 04 1993 14:36 | 13 |
| Hi,
I believe I have this program, as it came with my used ST...
I think I also have something like space invaders, that
shows a letter/etc. dropping from the screen, and if you
don't hit thhe proper key in time, it reaches the bottom
of the screen. The quicker you hit the key, the more points
you score...
I never use these, and offers will be accepted!
_John_ (I type "wrong" but pretty fast!)
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| 779.4 | More details if poss? | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Tue Jan 05 1993 04:33 | 9 |
| John,
Can you let me know more about the program? Either here or by mail
to RUTILE::BISHOP or LEWIS BISHOP @FYO. I'm not really interested
in the Space Invaders one as i think this may be a bit easy.
Thanks,
Lewis.
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| 779.5 | I'll find it... | AIDEV::MISKINIS | | Tue Jan 05 1993 11:11 | 4 |
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Sure, I'll dig it out tonight...
_John_
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| 779.6 | Mavis Beacon? | GIDDAY::HIRSHMAN | Fimus tauri vincere ingenium | Wed Jan 06 1993 23:24 | 6 |
| You may all be thinking of the "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" program.
It's quite good, and available on lots of different platforms. The
last time I looked (a few years ago, I'm afraid) it was distributed by
a company called The Software Toolworks.
Bret
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| 779.7 | | UPROAR::EVANSG | Gwyn Evans @ IME - Open DECtrade -> DTN 769-8108 | Thu Jan 07 1993 12:00 | 2 |
| That was the one I was thinking of, although the name "Mavis
Beacon's Typing Tutor" seems more along what I remember...
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| 779.8 | | RUTILE::BISHOP | What the HELL are you talking about man! | Fri Jan 08 1993 04:18 | 7 |
| Thanks for the input... i'll check out exactly what my friends requirements are
and see what's available.
Cheers,
Lewis.
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| 779.9 | 2 on 1 disk... | AIDEV::MISKINIS | | Fri Jan 15 1993 12:20 | 13 |
| Hi,
I found the "Typing Tutor" disk...
It's by Academy Software, (c) 1985. It comes with the
"Word Invaders" game on the same disk...
I fired up the tutor, and it has several levels of drills,
the first starting with rows of "fff jjj fff jjj", etc. It
shows whay you are typing under what you are supposed to type,
and beeps/marks the incorrect responses...
_John_
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