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- FasType for Windows -- Version 5.0
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- I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Welcome to FasType
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- NOTE: Please take a few moments to carefully read this file, it
- will give you an overview of hardware/software requirements to
- run FasType, including simple installation instructions, and how
- to quickly get started using FasType.
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- FasType for Windows is a typing tutorial program
- SPECIFICALLY designed for PC's running the Microsoft Windows
- Operating System. This includes Windows 3.1, Windows for
- Workgroups, Windows/NT, and Windows 95, using high-quality VGA
- and SVGA plus the 101-Key Standard Keyboard. The simple
- installation instructions that follow will get you up and running
- quickly.
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- HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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- FasType is distributed on one 1.44MB 3.5" diskette; on CD-
- ROM, or by various BBS's and on-line services, and has the
- following minimum requirements to run properly:
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- o Any 386, 486, or Pentium computer
- o Windows-95; Windows 3.1; Windows for Workgroups; or
- Windows-NT
- o 4MB RAM, (8MB recommended)
- o A HARD DISK with at least 2MB of available space
- o VGA or SVGA display capability - (will NOT work on EGA or
- CGA)
- o One floppy disk drive or CD-ROM to install disk or CD-ROM
- distributed versions.
- o 101-Key Enhanced keyboard or equivalent.
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- **** INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ****
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- If you downloaded FasType from a BBS or on-line service,
- then you have to first un-zip the file into a temporary directory
- then run SETUP from the temporary directory.
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- If you're installing from either a sub-directory, a
- temporary directory, or from a distribution floppy or CD-ROM,
- simply perform the following steps:
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- o Bring up Windows
- o Run SETUP using either the Windows File Manager, or the
- Run... menu selection. If you're running from the File
- Manager, select the PATH where FasType's SETUP.EXE
- program resides, and click on it to start the SETUP
- process.
- o From the FILE/RUN menu, type A:SETUP or B:SETUP or
- whichever floppy or CD-ROM address the FasType files
- reside.
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- o Follow the instructions as you proceed through the
- install process.
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- At the end of installation, the setup program will create a
- Program Group with several icons. You'll be prompted with a list
- of selections for what to do next.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE: FasType CANNOT be installed onto and run from
- floppy disks!
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- TO RUN FASTYPE:
- Before you can run FasType, it must be "installed" under
- Windows. See the INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS above for more
- information. From the FasType Program Group, double-click on the
- ICON that says FASTYPE.
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- WHAT TO DO NEXT:
- The Title Window will appear and stay in view while FasType
- loads its tables and auxiliary files. Next, the Shareware
- Information screen will appear. Please read it carefully;
- FasType is distributed on a try-before-you-buy basis, and you
- have 30 days to evaluate the program. Click on OK to get past
- this screen.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE ** IMPORTANT NOTE
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- ONCE YOU'VE EXCEEDED THE EVALUATION PERIOD,
- THE STARTUP GRAPHIC SCREEN AND ALL SHAREWARE
- INFORMATION SCREENS WILL PERSIST ON THE
- DISPLAY FOR LONGER AND LONGER PERIODS OF
- TIME. HOWEVER, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO USE
- FASTYPE AND ALL AVAILABLE FEATURES! PLEASE
- READ THE OPENING AND CLOSING SHAREWARE
- INFORMATION SCREENS FOR MORE DETAILS.
- =============================================
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- SELECTING MENU ITEMS:
- Choose a Typing Drill or Exercise from the SKILL MENU, then
- click the mouse on START TYPING, or -- more preferably, type
- <Alt>+<s> to select the menu item START TYPING from the keyboard.
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- WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
- For DRILLS: Place the fingers of each hand on the home keys
- (ASDF JKL;) and type each letter as you are prompted for it. The
- program selects the letters randomly. When the drill is finished
- your "Words Per Minute" (WPM) score and other information will be
- displayed on a typing statistics screen.
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- For EXERCISES: lines of text will be displayed above the
- screen keyboard; type each character pointed to by the character
- pointer (there are four to choose from) and when you reach the
- paragraph marker symbol or end of the line, press the enter key,
- or the space bar. When you finish typing the exercise your WPM
- and other statistics will be displayed.
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- To STOP TYPING, you can press the ESCAPE key anytime, click
- the mouse on the STOP TYPING menu item, or type <Alt>+<s> again.
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- EVALUATION PERIOD:
- You are licensed to operate FasType on your personal
- computer for evaluation as to its usefulness to you, on a trial
- basis for 30 days. We believe this to be a fair and equitable
- time period for evaluation and we trust your good judgement and
- sense of fair play in making a decision regarding purchase and
- registration. See the file SHARWARE.TXT or click on the "What is
- Shareware" icon in the FasType Typing Tutorial program group for
- a detailed explanation of what Shareware is and how using
- Shareware programs can benefit you.
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- DOCUMENTATION:
- The FasType User Guide is located in the DOCS sub-directory
- and can be viewed using the Windows WRITE Applet in the Fastype
- Typing Tutorial program group. While in WRITE, you can format
- and print the document too. But, if you REGISTER FasType, you'll
- receive a handsomely bound and printed User Guide so you don't
- have to waste all that computer paper.
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- INQUIRIES:
- Inquiries can be telephoned to Trendtech Corp. at 201-694-
- 8622 (New Jersey); if there's no answer, please leave a message
- on the answering machine along with your name, address and
- daytime phone number, the version number of FasType you are
- using, and a short message. We'll return your call as soon as
- possible. You can FAX your question too; our FAX number is
- (201)-694-2543 and is available 24 hours a day.
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- ATTENTION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CORPORATE TRAINING
- FACILITIES
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- SITE AND RIGHT-TO-COPY LICENSES
- Site licenses and right-to-copy licenses are available for
- all organizations. FasType must be licensed for use in a class-
- room environment. Educational institutions requesting "LAB-PACK"
- pricing can use our Right-To-Copy license and price schedule.
- Read and/or print the file named LICENSE.WRI for licensing
- provisions, a complete contract, and full pricing schedule.
-
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- DATED SOFTWARE:
- If today's date (the date you are reading this) is a year or
- more later than the date of the files on this distribution disk,
- than please contact Trendtech Corporation for information about
- the availability of a more current version of FasType. Shareware
- tends to "acquire a life of its own" once it's released; not all
- vendors and BBS sysops will bother to update to the latest
- version from the author. That is why you should only buy or
- download Shareware from disk vendors or BBS's who are members of
- "The Association of Shareware Professionals" (A.S.P.)
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- FUTURE PRICING:
- The "Single-User" registration price and all site and right-
- to-copy license prices for FasType are guaranteed through
- December 31, 1999. If you're reading this file now and we're
- already in the third millennium, chances are there's been a
- registration and licensing price increase. Contact us for
- availability and pricing.
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- VIRUSES:
- You can only be sure of getting a top-quality virus-free
- version of any ASP Shareware product by obtaining your copy
- directly from the author, or from a disk vendor who is an
- Associate Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals,
- or from a reputable BBS service. Be suspicious of any program
- you download from a BBS or of a disk obtained from a local disk
- vendor, whose file dates or copyright notices are more than two
- years old. If it's a Shareware product, contact the author
- directly for information about current versions.
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- TO PRINT THIS FILE:
- If you're using NOTEPAD or WRITE to read this file, you can
- print it to your printer by simply selecting File/Print from the
- menu. If you're reading this file using your favorite
- Wordprocessor or Text Editor, then just follow the software's
- instructions for printing text files to the printer.
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- ** FasType is a trademark of Trendtech Corporation, Inc.
- Copyright 1996 by Trendtech Corporation, Wayne, NJ, USA
- All Rights Reserved
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