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- PC-FasType/VGA README.1ST
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- P C - F a s T y p e / V G A Version 1.1
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- Last updated: December 1992
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- Copyright 1992 by Trendtech Corp.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- 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 PC-FasType/VGA
- =========================
-
- NOTE: Please take a few moments to carefully read this file before
- doing anything. This file will give you an overview of hardware
- requirements, installation instructions, and how to quickly get
- started using the program.
-
- PC-FasType/VGA is a typing tutorial program SPECIFICALLY designed
- for VGA quality monitors and the 101-Key Standard Keyboard sold with
- computers running under the MS-DOS operating system. The INSTALLATION
- instructions on the next page will get you up and running quickly.
-
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
- PC-FasType/VGA is distributed on one 360KB 5.25" floppy, or one
- 720KB 3.50" mini-floppy and requires the following minimum equipment
- to run properly:
-
- o Any Intel 286, 386, 486, or compatible computer; any IBM-AT or
- IBM PS/2 - except the Model 30 with CMOSCLK.SYS
- o 512KB RAM (computer memory)
- o A HARD DISK or high-capacity floppy disk with at least 650kb
- of available disk space
- o MS-DOS - Version 3.3 and higher; (MS-DOS 5.0 preferred)
- o VGA display capability - (will NOT work on EGA or CGA)
- o At least one Floppy disk drive; 3.5" or 5.25"
-
-
- **** INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ****
-
- If you downloaded PC-FasType/VGA from a BBS then all you had to
- do was uncompress the files, so you can ignore this section. If you
- received PC-FasType/VGA on a disk then please read on for installation
- instructions.
-
- If your PC doesn't have a hard disk please go the SPECIAL
- INSTRUCTIONS below.
-
- You can install PC-FasType/VGA onto a hard disk, or from one hard
- disk sub-directory to another sub-directory, from a hard disk to a
- high-capacity floppy (1.2MB or 1.44MB), or from the distribution
- floppy to a high-capacity floppy. The easiest installation is from
- the distribution floppy disk to a hard disk sub-directory. This can
- be done by inserting the PC-FasType/VGA Shareware disk into one of
- your floppy disk drives and making it the default drive. Start the
- install process by typing the following at the MS-DOS prompt:
-
- A> install <Ent>
-
- When you select the "Install PC-FasType" menu item from the
- Install menu list, the program will install PC-FasType/VGA and all its
- documentation files in the destination of your choice. The default
- destination is C:\FASTYPE. You can change this at installation time.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: PC-FasType/VGA CANNOT be installed onto a 360kb
- (low capacity) floppy disk.
-
- If you're installing onto a larger capacity floppy, then you'll
- only need only ONE blank diskette. This includes any of the
- following: 720kb 3.5", 1.2mb 5.25", 1.44mb 3.5", or any of the new
- larger capacity floppies. These disks will hold ALL of PC-FasType's
- uncompressed files. You can label the high-capacity disk as
- "PC-FasType Working Copy".
-
-
- ** SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS**
- FOR PC'S WITH 2 FLOPPY DRIVES AND *NO* HARD DISK
- ============================================================
- If your 2-floppy PC has NO HARD DISK - you HAVE to do the
- following BEFORE you install PC-FasType from one floppy disk
- to another high-capacity floppy disk: Make sure the
- distribution (source) diskette is writeable (i.e. the write
- protect notch is not blocked); then COPY the file named
- COMMAND.COM from your DOS boot disk to this PC-FasType
- distribution disk - the disk that you are installing FROM.
- If you don't do this step - THE INSTALL WON'T WORK! The
- system has to have COMMAND.COM present while the install
- program is operating.
- ============================================================
-
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- HOW TO DO A "QUICK INSTALL"
- ======================================================================
-
- If you're an experienced PC user or want to get started quickly,
- or if you're still having install problems after following the above
- instructions, you can bypass the standard install program and just run
- the compressed executables and specify a target drive and
- subdirectory. To uncompress and load all of the files onto your hard
- drive or high capacity floppy, place the distribution disk in floppy
- drive A: or B: and make it the default drive, then type any of the
- following pair of commands at the DOS prompt:
-
- A:> ftvga11 -eC:\fastype <ent> -- install to hard-drive C:
- A:> ftvdoc11 -eC:\fastype <ent> -- install documentation
-
- A:> ftvga11 -eB: <ent> -- install to high-capacity diskette B:
- A:> ftvdoc11 -eB: <ent> -- install documentation too.
-
- B:> ftvga11 -eA: <ent> -- install to high-capacity diskette A:
- B:> ftvdoc11 -eA: <ent> -- install documentation too.
-
-
- and PC-FasType/VGA will be installed on your disk drive and/or sub-
- directory named after the "-e" command-line switch.
- ======================================================================
-
-
- TO RUN PC-FASTYPE/VGA:
- Before you can run PC-FasType/VGA, it must be "installed" on
- either a high-capacity floppy disk or your hard drive. See the
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS above for more information.
-
- After you've installed PC-FasType/VGA, you can run the program by
- simply typing "FT" and pressing the Enter Key <Ent>.
-
-
- WHAT TO DO NEXT:
- PRESS ANY KEY TO GET PAST THE TITLE SCREEN AND SHAREWARE
- INFORMATION SCREEN. After these screens are displayed and the tables
- loaded, the Main Menu will be displayed. The menu selector bar will
- be resting on the 'Begin Typing' selection. Just press the Enter key
- or function key F10 to start a typing drill of the HOME keys. To
- return to the Main Menu during typing, press the Escape key.
-
-
- 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. The number of characters you
- have to successfully type is displayed at the top of the screen and
- will count down to zero as you successfully type each character. When
- the drill is finished your WPM and other statistics will be displayed
- on a typing statistics screen.
- For EXERCISES: lines of text will be displayed above the screen
- keyboard; type each character pointed to by the house-shaped cursor
- () and when you reach the symbol or end of the line, press the
- enter key (for "carriage-return"), or the space bar. When you finish
- typing the exercise your WPM and other statistics will be displayed.
-
- This version of PC-FasType has "SyncChek". As you follow the
- cursor while typing exercise lines, sometimes you can be "off-by-one".
- That is, the letters you are typing don't match the letter over the
- cursor - you're "off-by-one", - either ahead or behind. SyncChek will
- solve that problem. This feature will detect that you're typing "off-
- by-one" and adjust the cursor's position accordingly, either one ahead
- or one behind, thus putting you back on track. Your keystroke penalty
- for being "off-by-one" is at most two keystrokes instead of the usual
- six or seven.
-
-
- SELECTING MENU ITEMS:
- When menu's are displayed, use the arrow keys (cursor keys) to
- move the menu selector bar up and down the menu. Select the drill,
- exercise, or option by pressing the enter key when the item you want
- is highlighted by the menu selector bar. You can use the function
- keys as a short-cut. In most cases, the item you select will be
- check-marked. You must ALWAYS select BEGIN TYPING or press F10 to
- begin typing.
-
-
- WHILE RUNNING:
- MENUS:
- There are five drill, exercise, and feature selection menus and
- 3 sub-menus for selecting additional keys to learn. The
- primary menus can be displayed by pressing function keys F1 to
- F5 anytime while the screen keyboard is displayed.
-
- <Esc>ape key:
- Pressing the Escape key anytime during a drill or exercise will
- cause the drill or exercise to terminate and your current WPM
- to be displayed; pressing the Escape key again will display the
- menu where you started the exercise.
-
- QuickHELP:
- ALL menus have the QuickHELP Facility available. For all
- menus, the function key F1 is always the HELP key. When you
- select HELP, a QuickHELP Facility Menu will be displayed; the
- selector bar will rest on the item matching your help request.
- Follow the instructions given on the bottom of the menu.
-
-
- EVALUATION PERIOD:
- You are licensed to operate PC-FasType/VGA on your PC for testing
- and 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 registration.
-
-
- DOCUMENTATION:
- The PC-FasType/VGA User Guide is included on the distribution
- disk in a compressed format. The INSTALL program will uncompress it
- and install it along with the program files. The complete User Guide
- is about 66 pages long if you print it out, but if you register you'll
- receive a handsomely printed and bound User Guide.
-
-
- INQUIRIES:
- Inquiries can be telephoned to (201) 694-8622; 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
- PC-FasType/VGA 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.
-
-
- SITE AND RIGHT-TO-COPY LICENSES
- Site licenses and right-to-copy licenses are available for all
- organizations. Educational institutions requesting "LAB-PACK" pricing
- can use our Right-To-Copy price schedule. Read the file named
- SITELICE.DOC for licensing details and complete pricing.
-
-
- DATED SOFTWARE:
- If today's date (the date you are reading this) is a year or more
- later than the file dates on this distribution disk than please
- contact Trendtech Corporation for information about the availability
- of a more current version of PC-FasType/VGA. Shareware tends to
- "acquire a life of its own" once it's released; not all vendors and
- BBS sysops will bother to acquire the latest version from the author.
- That is why you should only buy or download Shareware from disk
- vendors or BBS's who are authorized "Associate Members of the A.S.P."
-
- The "Single-User" registration fee and all site and right-to-copy
- licensing fees are guaranteed through Dec. 31, 1995. If you're
- reading this file now and 1995 is history, chances are there's been a
- registration fee increase. Contact us for availability and pricing.
-
-
- 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.
-
-
- TO PRINT THIS FILE:
- You can print this readme file to your printer by simply issuing
- the following MS-DOS command at the prompt:
-
- 1. First insert the PC-FasType/VGA disk in drive A.
-
- 2. Then make sure your printer is turned on and the paper
- is set at top-of-form.
-
- 3. Type:
- COPY A:README.1ST LPT1: <ent>
-
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- ** PC-FasType is a trademark of Trendtech Corporation, Inc.
- Copyright 1983-1992 by Trendtech Corporation, Wayne, NJ, USA
- All Rights Reserved
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- README.1ST PC-FasType/VGA