This program is designed to teach touch typing. There are three programs, the first containing instructions on how to do the exercises on the other two. Although invited to 'press any key to continue' the program will sometimes crash with a Bad Line Number.
The second program acquaints the user with the keyboard, starting with the home keys, progressing to upper and lower case, shift and function keys. Exercises give practice with characters on the keys displayed or blanked out. My main objection is that specific guidance is not given as to which fingers should be used. Written instructions supplement those on screen would prove useful. At the end of each exercise the average response time is given.
The third program progresses to typing complete words. The computer has been given a vocabulary of 500 words, but as these are stored in data statements you sometimes have to wait a long time for the next one to appear.
Considering these programs are meant to encourage accurate typing, there are several spelling mistakes littered throughout all three. Practise what you preach, please!
8th May 1984
