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                                  _V_e_r_s_i_o_n _1._1

                         Dave Tutelman  -  August 1988



         "TYPEDRILL" is a program to increase the speed and accuracy of
       your typing. It presents you with letters to type, and monitors
       how quickly and accurately you type them. It gives you running
       totals of your progress, and can give more detailed statistics if
       requested with the STATS function key.

       You can choose between two ways of using the program:
          (1)  The program presents single random letters (with several
               levels of difficulty).
          (2)  The program presents lines from a text file of your
               choice.
       You will be prompted for your choice.

       At any time during your use of the program, you can request to
       see how well you are doing by hitting the function key labelled
       "STATS". This will display the statistics of your accuracy and
       speed, both in summary form ("batting average" and average speed)
       and in a graph of errors and speed by individual key. The
       horizontal line across the middle of the graphs is your average
       level.

       The files in the archive are:
         README        This file.
         COPYRITE      Rules for copying and distribution.
         TYPDRILL.EXE  The program itself.
         TYPDRILL.PAS  The Turbo Pascal version of the program.
         SCREENIO.PAS  Utilities for displaying function keys.
         BORING.TXT    A sample exercise file.

       The program was originally written in Turbo Pascal 1.0. Version
       1.1 is a port to Turbo Pascal 4.0. The Pascal source is included
       in the archive.

       Although TYPEDRILL is free, it is _n_o_t public domain. It is
       copyrighted by Dave Tutelman, who reserves all right to it.
       Please consult the copyright notice included in the archive
       before passing copies along to others. The rules are pretty open,
       but there are rules.

       And please send me any comments about the program, favorable or
       otherwise. Thanks.

                           Dave Tutelman
                           16 Tilton Drive
                           Wayside, NJ 07712


                           (201) 922 - 9576

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       _N_O_T_E_S _O_N _L_E_A_R_N_I_N_G _T_O _T_Y_P_E _W_I_T_H _T_Y_P_E_D_R_I_L_L

       Touch typing is based on keeping your fingers on the "home keys"

                              A S D F     J K L ;

       moving the proper finger to the desired key, hitting that key,
       and returning to "home". To learn this skill, you must first
       drill on JUST the home keys, then add a few keys at a time. This
       program provides a graded progression, starting with home keys
       and increasing your key "vocabulary" gradually. You can take
       advantage of this progression in either the "random" or the
       "file" mode.

       RANDOM option:  There are six levels of difficulty:
          1. Home keys only.
          2. Full home row.
          3. Home row and row above it.
          4. Home row and row below it.
          5. Home row and rows above and below.
          6. Same as [5], but with "shift" key as well.

       FILES option:  There is a "BORING.TXT" file included in the
       distribution, to show you how a typing drill can be formulated.
       However, you ought to create your own set of drill files, perhaps
       with the aid of a typing textbook. (That's what I did as drill
       work for my kids. I did not include those files because doing so
       would be a violation of the textbook's copyright.) The list below
       is a suggestion of how to proceed in case you decide to make up
       your own drills.
          BORING0.TXT.  Home keys only.
          BORING1.TXT.  Home keys and E, I.
          BORING2.TXT.  Add R, U.
          BORING3.TXT.  Add T, Y, G, H.
          BORING4.TXT.  Add Q, W, O, P.
          BORING5.TXT.  Add V, B, N, M.
          BORING6.TXT.  Add Z, X, C, "," and ".".

       I suggest you also practice on files like the ones you use a lot.
       For instance, if you do a lot of PASCAL programming, practice
       TYPEDRILL on files that are PASCAL programs.

       Good luck!














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       1.0     6/85
               First "release" for family and a couple of friends.
               Also posted to USENET in 1987.


       1.1     8/88
               Ported to Turbo Pascal 4.0.
               Added this README and copyright notice.














































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