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From: dmt@pegasus.ATT.COM (Dave Tutelman)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: program teaches typing wanted
Keywords: typing
Message-ID: <4994@pegasus.ATT.COM>
Date: 24 Aug 90 12:04:27 GMT
References: <1990Aug24.015943.12411@athena.mit.edu>
Reply-To: dmt@pegasus.ATT.COM (Dave Tutelman)
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs - Lincroft, NJ
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In article <1990Aug24.015943.12411@athena.mit.edu> shang@athena.mit.edu (T. Shang) writes:
>Does anyone know of a PC program which helps improve typing skills? Any 
>information will be greatly appreciated.

I have two, one that I wrote and one that I've modified and improved.

TYPEDRILL - A drill program with two modes:
	1. Single large block letters flash on screen; you type them.
	   (Several levels of difficulty.)
	2. A line at a time is displayed (from an arbitrary text file).
	   You type to match the line.
	In either mode, stats on speed and accuracy are kept, and you can
	display them at any time.

	Freeware (including Turbo Pascal source).
	By yours truly.

TYPEFAST - A game that stresses typing speed:
	Words appear on the screen, and float down toward the bottom.
	You must "shoot down" the words before they reach the bottom
	of the screen, by typing them correctly.

	PD (including C source for PC and UNIX).
	Originally by Steve Spearman, modified by me.

I can send or post.  (TYPEDRILL is a single-part, TYPEFAST is 2 or 3 parts.)
If I get enough requests over the next couple of weeks I'll post it,
otherwise I'll just Email it to the requesters.  Actually, either or
both may have been posted to the net, but not within the last 2 years.

Dave
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