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This section analyzes your typing skill and provides practice in the areas indicated as needing more work. In the WPM (Words Per Minute) Timing tests, you can practice typing sentences and time your speed. In the Analysis portion, keystrokes are timed individually and analyzed to determine on which keys you need additional practice. The Practice portion allows you to work on individual keys, with emphasis placed on the weak keys identified in the Analysis.
practice in the areas indicated as needing more work. In
 
the WPM (Words Per Minute) Timing tests, you can
 
practice typing sentences and time your speed. In the
 
Analysis portion, keystrokes are timed individually and
 
analyzed to determine on which keys you need
 
additional practice. The Practice portion allows you to
 
work on individual keys, with emphasis placed on the
 
weak keys identified in the Analysis.
 
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:10, 20 October 2022

Touch Typing Tutor
Touch Typing Tutor Manual Cover
Touch Typing Tutor (Front Cover) [1]
Publisher(s) Texas Instruments (TI)
Original Retail Price $39.95 (USD)
Programmer(s) Susan U. Powell
Part# PHM 3064
Format(s) Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module
Release 1982 (2nd Quarter)
Genre(s) Educational, Puzzle

Advertising Blurbs

Front Cover of Manual

Provides flexible, varied drills designed to help you learn basic typing skills if you are a beginner or to polish your touch-typing skills if you are an experienced typist.

Triton Catalog - Spring 1984

Teaches beginning typists by using Tl-99/4A keyboard . . . and improves speed and accuracy of those who need brushing up. Includes a diagnostic section with words-per minute timing, individual keystroke analysis and practice, and an entertaining practice game.

Manual

Introduction

In this day and age, the ability to use a typewriter or a computer keyboard is almost as critical as the traditional "3 R's" - "reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic.

The Touch Typing Tutor Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module is designed to help you learn basic typing skills if you are a beginner or to polish your touch-typing skills if you are an experienced typist. The flexible, varied drills in the module provide practice on:

■ Single keystrokes and letter combinations.
■ Over 40 frequently used word beginnings and endings.
■ Sentences.
■ Over 500 frequently used words.

The TI-99/4A computer has both upper- and lower-case characters; however, lower-case letters are displayed on the screen as small capitals. Note: While using the Touch Typing Tutor module, be sure that the ALPHA LOCK is in the off (up) position. Otherwise, certain characters will not be recognized by the computer.

The practice material for these drills is randomly generated each time you use the module. As a result, no two practice sessions are the same. The module program is organized in three major sections.

Lessons

This section teaches you the keys on the keyboard and provides practice typing words or number/symbol combinations. The alphabet keys are introduced in the first six lessons (Levels 1 through 3). Numbers, symbols, and punctuation are covered next in eight lessons (Levels 4 through 8). Following each set of two lessons is a review, which gives you practice on the keys that were covered in previous lessons, as well as the new material in the current lessons.

Diagnostic

This section analyzes your typing skill and provides practice in the areas indicated as needing more work. In the WPM (Words Per Minute) Timing tests, you can practice typing sentences and time your speed. In the Analysis portion, keystrokes are timed individually and analyzed to determine on which keys you need additional practice. The Practice portion allows you to work on individual keys, with emphasis placed on the weak keys identified in the Analysis.

Game

This section helps you increase your typing speed and provides entertaining practice on words and number/symbol combinations. Designed to correspond to the lesson levels (1 through 8), the Game utilizes graphics and a game scenario to nudge your typing speed higher and higher. The practice material in the Game includes words and combinations used in the lessons.

Downloads

References

External Links