Introduction

Vu-Type is suitable for use on a British Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer Model B with cassette, and Operating System 0.1 or later.

Developed and published in association with Pitman Books Ltd, Vu-Type is a powerful and versatile typing tutor that is designed to enable you to acquire or enhance typing and keyboarding skills. It therefore promotes efficiency in typing program listings and data into your microcomputer.

Vu-Type's teaching techniques are friendly and advanced.

1. You learn at your own pace
2. The screen display shows you which key you press
3. There is no need to look at a book or the keyboard while learning
4. There are drills and exercises for each finger
5. Each exercise builds up gradually
6. The drills adjust to give additional practice on your weak keys
7. You can request reports on your speed and accuracy
8. A wide range of exercises, approved by Pitman, are included on tape

Vu-Type allows you to choose your own screen colour combinations, and also draws the keyboard on the screen in two different modes. It uses the brilliant graphics of the BBC Microcomputer to the full, offering you features such as drawing the keys in solid or outline and pointing different types of keys in different colours.

The sound options on Vu-Type comprise quiet key click operations, sound on-error, and individual musical tones for all keys.

The Vu-Type User Guide is thorough, step by step booklet that tells you how to get started, how to explore Vu-Type and, finally, gives you useful hints and a suggested learning plan. Also included are some of the beautiful screen colour combinations you can use in Vu-Type.