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- Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, David P. Gray, Gray Design Associates
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- Member, Association of Shareware Professionals
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- ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ C O N T E N T S ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
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- 1. Specification
- 2. System Requirements
- 3. Files Distributed
- 4. Revision History
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- 5. USER GUIDE
- 5.1 Start-Up Procedure
- 5.2 Option Selection
- 5.3 Files Produced
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- 6. Program Self-Check
- 7. Comments to the Author
- 8. Association of Shareware Professionals
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- ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 1. SPECIFICATION ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
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- Teach Mode:
- Has eight graduated lessons and adapts itself automatically to the
- users skill level.
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- Speed Mode:
- Is designed for typists and companies to measure typing speeds.
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- Game Mode:
- Adapts itself to the typists skill, forcing the user to type faster
- and faster throughout the five skill levels.
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- TOUCH TYPE TUTOR is designed for minimal system requirements and should be
- runable on just about any IBM PC type or compatible. A command parameter
- allows the program to run on non-IBM or incompatible MS-DOS base machines.
- In these cases invoke TOUCH TYPE TUTOR using the command: ttt -b
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- This causes it to use MS-DOS system calls instead of BIOS calls. In this case
- it is imperative that either the DOS ANSI.SYS device driver is included in the
- CONFIG.SYS file, or that the machine accepts standard ANSI cursor codes. Add
- the line DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS or similar (depending on where you keep your
- DOS files) to the config.sys file. TOUCH TYPE TUTOR uses no graphics display
- modes and so is compatible with any type of color or black and white adapter.
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- The style files for the speed test are standard ASCII files which may be edited
- should you wish to expand or modify them. There is no limit to the length, they
- will get split into 11-line screens automatically when the test is running. As
- supplied, they are 11 or fewer lines long as this has proved sufficient in
- practice to accurately measure a typist's speed without wasting their time with
- lengthy material.
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- To edit the speed test files (see below for the list of file names) use either
- the EDLIN command which is described in your MS-DOS manual, or use any editor
- or word-processor you may bought for your system. Remember to save as ASCII
- if you are using a word-processor, and use no special word-processing commands.
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- CUSTOM.TTX : Custom speed test file
- GENERAL.TTX : General style speed test file
- LEGAL.TTX : Legal style speed test file
- MANUAL.DOC : This file
- MEDICAL.TTX : Medical style speed test file
- README.DOC : Important Information
- TECHNO.TTX : Computer style speed test file
- TTT.COM : The TTT(tm) program
- TTT.000 : Overlay for above.
- TTT.HLP : Text file used for online help
- TTX.HLP : Text file used for online help
- TUT.HLP : Text file used for online help
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- RESULTS.TTX : Produced by TTT for speed test results
- <NAME>.TTT : Your history file produced by TTT
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- 2.0 Nov 22 1988 : Baseline version.
- 2.1 Jul 28 1989 : Include demo time-out and delay screen.
- 2.2 Sep 11 1989 : ASP membership; new colors; name entry.
- 2.3 Nov 18 1989 : Flush files when saving.
- 2.4 Apr 29 1990 : Added self-check protection.
- 3.0 Sep 01 1990 : Removed nuisance delay screen (Hurrah!).
- Added more lesson sentences.
- Allowed space to terminate sentences.
- Added shortcuts to menu selection boxes.
- 3.1 Feb 10 1991 : Upgrade for DOS 4. (Fixes problem
- saving history files). Also fixed some
- spelling mistakes & other minor updates.
- 3.2 Feb 27 1991 : Fixed sentences for ; and o which
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- 3.3 Apr 16 1991 : Replaced offensive "h" sentence.
- 3.4 May 14 1991 : Added 1-800 telephone number.
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- From the DOS prompt type the following to start TOUCH TYPE TUTOR: ttt
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- There is an alternative method of starting TOUCH TYPE TUTOR which supplies the
- name of the user from the command line. This is the same name you would use
- when running the tutor in teach-mode and allows an automatic way of starting
- e.g. from a batch file, so that you do not need to type in your name every
- time you run the program. For example, if the name you use is "Fred" start
- the program by typing: ttt -nFred
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- (The "-n" is a standard UNIX way of specifying switches).
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- If you are using a (very) incompatible PC, the BIOS calls made by TTT(tm) may
- not work properly. In this case, start TTT(tm) using the -b switch, in which
- case it will use the ANSI.SYS driver instead. (You must have an entry in your
- CONFIG.SYS file such as "DEVICE=ANSI.SYS" for this to work).
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- The program features menu boxes for ease of use. Select the desired option
- using the up and down arrow keys and then hit enter. Select the QUIT option
- to return one menu level back and finally to quit the program from the top
- level.
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- Version 3.0 adds shortcuts for the menu selection boxes. You will notice
- that the first character in each selection line is highlighted. Instead of
- using the up and down arrow keys, simply type the highlighted letter of the
- selection you wish to choose. The option will be selected immediately.
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- Remember to use the online help provided if you are not sure which option to
- select.
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- A new feature in version 3.0 was to allow use of the space bar to terminate
- a sentence instead of the return key. Many users indicated that they were
- used to word processors which automatically wrapped at the end of a line and
- so typing a space seemed more natural. In version 3.0 you can type either a
- carriage return or a space as desired.
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- The results of the speed test (using any selected style) are stored in the
- file RESULTS.TTX. This file is overwritten after every completed speed test.
- It provides a copy of the results for reference purposes after the test has
- been completed.
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- The results of the tutorial lessons (referred to as "history files") are stored
- in files whose name is of the form NAME.TTT, where NAME is the name you typed
- in when prompted at the beginning of the tutorial. These files are updated
- only at the completion of all six screens of a lesson. By using the MS-DOS
- "print" or "type" command on this file you can review your typing progress to
- date. These files are also editable using the MS-DOS EDLIN command, or any
- other editor, and some users have reported that they have enhanced the useful-
- ness of TTT by changing the last line to reflect a different lesson number.
- In this manner it is possible to select any lesson, either a new lesson or a
- previous lesson, such that TTT "believes" this is your current lesson the next
- time you run it.
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- Note that this is effectively "cheating" and it is left to individual users
- to decide whether this is more beneficial to their progress than the normal
- operation of the program. Please note that if a word-processor is used, be
- very careful not to change the format of the file and to always save it as
- straight ASCII text with no embedded commands. If the format of the file is
- changed such that TTT does appear to be operating correctly any more, the
- best course of action is probably to delete the history file so that TTT will
- create a new one. Of course, the history data will then be lost.
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- TOUCH TYPE TUTOR provides a measure of protection for itself against accidental
- corruption during downloads from bulletin boards. A self-check is performed
- when the program starts up and will notify the user upon failure. Note that
- the program must be run from the directory where it resides or the self-check
- will fail.
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- Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please direct any comments to
- the author personally via mail to David P. Gray, Gray Design Associates,
- P.O. Box 333, Northboro, MA 01532, USA.
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- This software is produced by David P. Gray who is a member of the Association
- of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related
- problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able
- to help.
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- The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to
- the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442, USA or send a
- CompuServe message via Easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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