peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) (12/03/88)
We've purchased two different typing tutor programs for the Mac and neither
one has worked on our network. The first one, Typing Made Easy, would only
work on Mac Pluses and our lab is made up entirely of SEs. The second one
we tried, Typing Tutor IV, does not work on a read-only network volume as it
tries to update its data fork each time it is run. So, we're still looking.
We've heard of one other program called Type by Palintir, but we're not sure
about this info. Another source told us of one called MacType by Broderbund,
but we're not sure if these are one and the same. Before we waste any more
money, can any one recommend a *really* good typing tutor that works on
SEs and read-only volumes. Much obliged...
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Peter Steele, Microcomputer Applications Analyst
Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121
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BITNET: Peter@Acadia Internet: Peter%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDUdgold@Apple.COM (David Goldsmith) (12/06/88)
In article <1422@aucs.UUCP> peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes: >We've purchased two different typing tutor programs for the Mac and neither >one has worked on our network. The first one, Typing Made Easy, would only >work on Mac Pluses and our lab is made up entirely of SEs. I'm one of the authors of Typing Made Easy. It should work on an SE as long as you boot the machine from a current system disk, then run TME from its copy-protected floppy (WITHOUT switch-launching; drag the Finder out of TME's system folder to prevent this if necessary. The latest version of TME is no longer copy-protected so this kind of thing is no longer necessary). If it STILL doesn't work, I would very much appreciate how it's failing (please mail me the info). As far as I know, TME will run on any Macintosh; I'd like to fix it if it doesn't. -- David Goldsmith Apple Computer, Inc. AppleLink: GOLDSMITH1 BIX: dgoldsmith 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS: 46B UUCP: {nsc,dual,sun,voder,ucbvax!mtxinu}!apple!dgold Cupertino, CA 95014 CSNET: dgold@apple.com