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  1. ************************** NEW OWNERS ***************************
  2. *****************************************************************
  3.  
  4.     Wheε yo⌡ firs⌠ receivσ you≥ typinτ program¼ pleasσ makσ ß ì
  5. cop∙ oµ i⌠ accordinτ t∩ you≥ computer'≤ instructions«á  Storσ thσ ì
  6. origina∞ iε ß safσ place.
  7.  
  8.     No≈ takσ thi≤ newl∙ madσ copy¼á anΣ placσ i⌠ iε drivσ B:«  ì
  9. Placσá thσ Systeφ disδ (thσ disδ witΦ CP═ anΣ SYSGE╬ oε it⌐á int∩ ì
  10. drivσá A:«á HolΣ dowε thσ ke∙ labeleΣ 'CTRLº anΣ hi⌠ thσ 'Cº key«  ì
  11. Thi≤ wil∞ perforφ ß systeφ initializatioε ("warφ boot").
  12.  
  13.     Froφá thσ A╛ prompt¼á typσ "SYSGENó anΣ hi⌠ thσá carriagσ ì
  14. return«á  Follo≈á thσ instruction≤ oε thσ screen¼á anΣ placσá thσ ì
  15. operatinτ systeφ oε thσ disδ iε drivσ B:«  Removσ thσ Systeφ disδ ì
  16. froφ drivσ A║á anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ away«  No≈ pu⌠ you≥ ne≈ disδ int∩ drivσ ì
  17. A║á anΣ hi⌠ 'CRT╠ Cº oncσ again t∩ "warφ bootó you≥ computer«  A⌠ ì
  18. thσá A╛á prompt¼á typσ "TYP┼ TYPLEARN.DOCó anΣ hi⌠á thσá carriagσ ì
  19. returεá t∩ seσ thesσ instructions«á  ReaΣ thσ instruction≤á firs⌠ ì
  20. beforσ runninτ thσ programí  Afte≥ readinτ thi≤ document¼ yo⌡ ma∙ ì
  21. ruεá thσá prograφ b∙ typinτ "TYPLEARNó anΣ hittinτá thσá carriagσ ì
  22. from the A> prompt.
  23.  
  24. ****************** THE BASICS OF TOUCH TYPING *******************
  25. *****************************************************************
  26.  
  27.     Thi≤á ma∙á seeφá ß littlσ confusinτ a⌠ firs⌠á bu⌠á i⌠á i≤ ì
  28. actuall∙ ver∙ simple«á  Thσ lette≥ iε parenthesi≤ indicate≤ whicΦ ì
  29. finger hits which key.  For example:ì
  30.  
  31.     (b⌐ -- i≤ you≥ bab∙ finger
  32.     (r⌐ -- i≤ you≥ rinτ finger
  33.     (m⌐ -- i≤ you≥ middlσ finger
  34.     (i⌐ -- you≥ inde° finger
  35.     (t⌐ -- i≤ you≥ thumb
  36.  
  37.     Iµ thσ lette≥ iε thσ parenthesi≤ i≤ capitalized¼ theε yo⌡ ì
  38. arσá t∩ kee≡ you≥ finger≤ oε thesσ key≤ normall∙ -- tha⌠ i≤á wheε ì
  39. yo⌡á arσ no⌠ usinτ theφ fo≥ typing«á  Thesσ key≤ arσá calleΣá thσ ì
  40. "homσ row.ó  Alway≤ kee≡ you≥ finger≤ oε homσ ro≈ eveε thougΦ yo⌡ ì
  41. havσ thσ temptatioε t∩ lif⌠ theφ ofµ thσ keyboard!!!
  42.  
  43.         Pleasσ notσ iε thσ diagraφ belo≈ ho≈ eacΦ finge≥ control≤ ì
  44. eacΦ oµ it≤ surroundinτ keys«á  Noticσ tha⌠ eacΦ finge≥ naturall∙ ì
  45. hit≤ thσ character≤ abovσ anΣ belo≈ thσ homσ ro≈ keys«  Thσ inde° ì
  46. finge≥ control≤ twicσ a≤ man∙ key≤ a≤ thσ others«  Takσ you≥ timσ ì
  47. anΣá bσ surσ yo⌡ havσ thesσ basiπ instruction≤ iε minΣ a≤ yo⌡á g∩ ì
  48. along.  
  49.  
  50.         Havσ fun.
  51.  
  52.           lef⌠ hanΣ                       righ⌠ hand
  53.  
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  55.  | (b) | (r) | (m) | (i) | (i) |X| (i) | (i) | (m) | (r) | (b) |è |  !  |  @  |  #  |  $  |  %  |X|  ^  |  &  |  *  |  (  |  )  |
  56.  |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|X|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|______________
  57.     | (b) | (r) | (m) | (i) | (i) |X| (i) | (i) | (m) | (r) | (b) |  (b)   r |
  58.     |  Q  |  W  |  E  |  R  |  T  |X|  Y  |  U  |  I  |  O  |  P  |        e |
  59.     |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|X|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|________t |
  60.       | (B) | (R) | (M) | (I) | (i) |X| (i) | (I) | (M) | (R) | (B) | (b) |u |
  61.       ⁿá ┴  ⁿ  ╙  ⁿ  ─  ⁿ  ╞  ⁿ  ╟  |Xⁿ  ╚  ⁿ  ╩  ⁿ  ╦  ⁿ  ╠á |  ;  |  '  |r |
  62.       |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|X|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|n_|
  63.          | (b) | (r) | (m) | (i) | (i) |X| (i) | (i) | (m) | (r) | (b) |
  64.          |  Z  |  X  |  C  |  V  |  B  |X|  N  |  M  |  <  |  >  |  ?  |
  65.          |_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|X|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
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  67.            |            (t)     space bar     (t)                |
  68.            |_____________________________________________________|
  69.                                         (C) 1983 Richard Hajinlian
  70.  
  71. ************************* INSTRUCTIONS **************************
  72. *****************************************************************
  73.  
  74.     Usinτá thσá typinτá tutoria∞ prograφ i≤ a≤á eas∙á a≤á an∙ ì
  75. prograφá shoulΣá be«á  Wheε firs⌠ usinτ thσ typinτá tutoria∞á yo⌡ ì
  76. shoulΣá follo≈á thσ basiπ instruction≤ showε a⌠ thσ beginninτá oµ ì
  77. thσ program¼á ie¼á hi⌠ an∙ ke∙ t∩ begiε thσ lesson«á  Placσá you≥ ì
  78. finger≤á oε homσ ro≈ anΣ theε hi⌠ thσ flashinτ characte≥ witΦ thσ ì
  79. prope≥ finger«á  Remember¼á uppe≥ anΣ lowe≥ casσ countsí  Iµ you≥ ì
  80. responsσ i≤ wrong¼á you≥ compute≥ wil∞ beep«  Iµ you≥ responsσ i≤ ì
  81. correct¼ i⌠ wil∞ wai⌠ fo≥ you≥ nex⌠ typeΣ character« 
  82.  
  83.         NOTE║  DON'╘ GE╘ AHEA─ O╞ YOU╥ COMPUTER¼ WAI╘ T╧ SE┼ WHA╘ ì
  84. CHARACTE╥ I╘ I╙ ASKIN╟ YO╒ FOR.
  85.  
  86.      Hi⌠á thσ ke∙ labeleΣ 'ESCº t∩ pausσ anΣ finΣ ou⌠ you≥á rati∩ ì
  87. oµ correc⌠ verse≤ incorrec⌠ keystrokes«á  DON'╘ GE╘á DISCOURAGED«  ì
  88. Learninτá t∩ typσ isn'⌠ eas∙ a⌠ first«á  Typσ 'Bº t∩ <B>egiεá thσ ì
  89. lessoεá a⌠ thσ samσ poin⌠ wherσ yo⌡ lef⌠ off«á Yo⌡ ma∙ ente≥á anΣ ì
  90. exi⌠ thσ lessoε a≤ ofteε a≤ yo⌡ wish«á    T∩ quit¼ typσ 'ESCº anΣ ì
  91. an∙á othe≥á ke∙á (excep⌠á 'B'⌐ anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσá returneΣá t∩á thσ ì
  92. operatinτ system«  
  93.  
  94. *************** NE╫ USER╙ D╧ NO╘ REA─ AN┘ FURTHE╥ ***************
  95.  
  96.     Wheεá yo⌡á havσ mastereΣ thσ keyboarΣ anΣ fee∞á tha⌠á yo⌡ ì
  97. wisΦá t∩ tr∙ ß lessoε withou⌠ thσ keyboarΣ beinτ displayeΣ oε thσ ì
  98. screen¼á hi⌠ thσ 'Nº ke∙ whilσ thσ prograφ i≤ waitinτ fo≥ yo⌡á t∩ ì
  99. "Typσ an∙ characte≥ t∩ begin."
  100.  
  101.     Als∩á yo⌡ ma∙ ente≥ you≥ owε practicσ tex⌠ fo≥ lesson≤ b∙ ì
  102. runninτá thσ TYPEDAT┴ program«á  Thi≤ i≤ donσ b∙ typinτ thσá worΣ ì
  103. "TYPEDATAóá froφá you≥ operatinτá system¼á hittinτá thσá carriagσ ì
  104. return¼á anΣá theεá enterinτ thσ tex⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦá t∩á practicσ ì
  105. with«  Wheε yo⌡ arσ finisheΣ enterinτ you≥ text¼ hi⌠ thσ carriagσ ì
  106. returε key¼ typσ 'ENDº, anΣ theε hi⌠ anothe≥ return« 
  107.