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- PC-FASTYPE - Quick HELP Facility -- General Information
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- Welcome to PC-FASTYPE
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- PC-FASTYPE is a computer-based typing instruction program designed
- for intermediate and advanced PC typists who want to improve their
- accuracy and speed on the IBM family of microcomputers and PC compatibles
- running the MS-DOS Operating System.
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- PC-FASTYPE is an excellent vehicle for beginning typists who want to
- learn to touch-type on various MS-DOS based microcomputers. It is
- designed for use by typists either in a private at-home environment or
- during spare time at the office. And PC-FASTYPE is ideal for use as a
- tool in the classroom when teaching PC typing/keyboarding skills. No
- scores or records are retained for auditing your progress; you'll know if
- you're getting better. Timings, WPM, percent of accuracy, and number of
- errors are displayed at the end of each drill or exercise. Additionally,
- the highest WPM obtained during the current typing session is maintained.
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- PC-FASTYPE has the capability to drill you on all shifted special
- characters and upper-case symbols plus all CAPITAL Letters; you will need
- to use the Shift key to successfully type any of these characters. You'll
- also learn how to use the ENTER and BACKSPACE Keys; their use is required
- for exercises selected from the Advanced Exercises Menu.
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- All drills, exercises, and features are selectable with the cursor
- bar or function keys. This Quick HELP Facility is available with every
- Menu; you can use it for quick reference while learning how to type with
- PC-FASTYPE.
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- PC-FASTYPE is very flexible for the beginning typist. By using the
- cursor bar or function keys, the beginner can select many combinations of
- drill sequences from the Beginners Menu. Additionally, one or more typing
- 'helpers' can be set from the Keyboard Helpers Menu. The combinations are
- many; you can adjust your drills to boost your typing skills in those
- areas you may feel are weak (i.e. Numbers, CAPITALS, special symbols,
- etc.), and you can improve your speed and accuracy. With the 'Choose Your
- Own' option in the Beginner Drills Menu, you even select a specific row of
- keys or all of the keys for specific fingers to practice on.
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- The MAIN MENU Selections
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- The MAIN MENU of PC-FASTYPE is used to help you access the other
- primary menus in the program. There are five primary menus from which you
- can choose warm-up drills, typing exercises, keyboard helpers, and
- features; all controlled by the cursor bar on the menu or by the function
- keys on your keyboard. There are also several Sub-menus and dialog boxes
- to help you 'fine tune' your drill and exercise selections.
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- When any of PC-FASTYPE's menus are displayed, you can get to the
- Quick HELP Facility by moving the cursor bar to the HELP line in the menu
- and pressing the ENTER key, or by simply pressing the F1 Function key.
- When you select an item from the menu, a check mark will appear to the
- left of it indicating you made a selection by pressing the ENTER key or
- the Function Key for that item. If you are selecting drills or exercises,
- this action may reset some of your previous selections even if you change
- your mind. You're here because you probably selected the Quick HELP
- Facility while PC-FASTYPE's MAIN MENU was displayed.
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- MAIN MENU SKILL LEVEL Selections:
- Beginner SKILL; 0-15 WPM
- Intermediate SKILL; 15-45 WPM
- Advanced SKILL; +45 WPM
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- When you start up PC-FASTYPE, the skill selection will be set at the
- Beginner Level. The prompting rhythm for typing will be rather slow, and
- the drill count - the number of randomly selected characters for you to
- type is set at 20. This skill level stays in effect for all drills and
- exercises until you change it by selecting a different skill level.
- PC-FASTYPE's Helpers Menu will let you change the count too.
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- For the Intermediate Skill selection, the prompting rhythm will be a
- bit faster, but nice and easy for the intermediate typist. The number of
- characters for you to type is set at the count of 40.
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- The prompting rhythm for the Advanced Skill selection is for speed
- demons. You may want to turn off the sound (QUIET Mode - Helpers' Menu) as
- things get pretty noisy if you can't sustain the speed. The number of
- characters for you to type is set at the count of 60.
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- Copyright Notices
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- PC-FASTYPE(Tm)
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- Copyright 1983-1990 Trendtech Corporation, Inc., Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- All Rights Reserved. Licensed Material; this software program, the
- documentation, screen display renditions of keyboards, and text files are
- the property of Trendtech Corporation, Inc., Wayne, NJ, U.S.A.
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- Portions of the user-interface were implemented using "The Window BOSS"
- Copyright 1984-1988 Phillip A. Mongelluzzo.
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- PC-FASTYPE is a trademark of Trendtech Corporation, Inc., Wayne, NJ.
- IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.
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- PC-FASTYPE is distributed as Shareware and has specific Licensing
- provisions, please read the REGISTRATION INFORMATION portion of the Quick
- HELP Facility or the User Guide for more information about Shareware,
- Licensing, and Registration procedures.
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