From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 14535 invoked from network); 8 Feb 2021 23:47:07 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Feb 2021 23:47:07 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6832C9CA2F; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:47:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F359F9BA51; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:46:41 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="ArAr2ysF"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3EBD99BA51; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:46:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lf1-f43.google.com (mail-lf1-f43.google.com [209.85.167.43]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DCBA69BA43 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:46:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lf1-f43.google.com with SMTP id w36so11947938lfu.4 for ; Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:46:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=2axeNME6zDr2Qs6BCJpd0WsteTwQVOukB/ISDavxCuc=; b=ArAr2ysFYrMA0iO7q7N9HGKdcUNV12S/F8ZtYdgJRIgzskBqkjhQ1ASWXqbt6wHc7L cvED60u7xspvAJdYmtenfFA4U6w46pDLxtOkZfptQOhrwvCoDIZt/kmFgzfWtHYBchgw Ii7e9pyhd8QdWQsazax8HBlmd55Pn4XTOVdATLq3BVTOaaEKWIKsEanHLhrzZHV5X7De 7uPXtRJArCMIhiwyGi7YqAzWuBI9C9qY+uUsW3Dm5hWe3ga0rwIJf3f91toQq3UfEpnE E3GlgzPQwdOymIfKH+6ZKejB+eogD5MUPzNvFc7FuWkd3T9MXWHXIeWtWG1xMCVyYykz tLkg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=2axeNME6zDr2Qs6BCJpd0WsteTwQVOukB/ISDavxCuc=; b=KGB17Lpx37rCEi5bG0oToHAjy/56oZdI/AdOlm6NFmt7n4aUzAwng3lwnRUdhI60CS glDCBSficqEtScPTj32SMizMCn/0UGRM+XqZYDcvQzAbJ/P0OoTpJX5zMXn3KiDXRZfA KTqR8TXrpOrj/YJTOhOEgWg8sUgiYDHiyM0lvs6O/PJgkVk6v8lfKw0wiWjxsYv2Tq/1 OIo963w3CMbCrAXB+MUXva9pqpXxReYLLWDxRhQ+VCbDU1GvGPKiDQ/qhF0UZ7DXo33o T1vQpdmWKlPRR+sk7Ef2QxNM92rD43dCyqk9cSaSEJHKkNlF+7qMd8cq6JU9UMOfVH8N seAA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530/rjTHb1v5EEFOWruhkuCY+ompH3l295FF2FWoT0PZaitCRP9x ZUAzxUyH1H+lnNVYmfzg/9HH36fhTKm/0MrU8iy9fw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwi1Ce0jl5A42YvSaYqqd3Z8gnlhu2E1sWbYej7hNdPFPJVX07gvHrebKxx1JQvwmxWS9SpbP3sgSSdnHpXgY0= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6512:22c2:: with SMTP id g2mr12329560lfu.634.1612827993017; Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:46:33 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: George Michaelson Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:46:21 +1000 Message-ID: To: Will Senn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] [TUHS} Typing Tutor [and tuhs archive] X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" It was very probably a precursor to this product on a VMS DECUS tape: https://www.digiater.nl/openvms/decus/vax83c/harris/aaareadme.txt This is from '83 but the one I was using was pre 79. Funny story: the account to run the typing tutor had an open login. The login had unlimited credit on JANET, the uk pre-internet X25 network. JANET was driving cost recovery models, so data was "budgeted" with real world money. I used the typing tutor login to make X29 PAD calls over JANET from York to Edinburgh to "talk" to my dad who was on EMAS at edinburgh uni. It was nice. I spent GBP200 of JANET "credits" and got caught at the end-of-month by the accounts team in the computer centre, hauled up before the professor for "hacking" and was formally reprimanded and required not to do it again (tm). Hacker career over before end of first term of first year university. On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 1:18 AM Will Senn wrote: > > On 2/7/21 4:33 PM, George Michaelson wrote: > > The "learn" about shell or editing required you to demonstrate you > > could type with 'pack my box with six dozen liquor jugs' input gating > > the lesson as I remember it. something else around that time, I think > > the TOPS-10 typing tutor got me the home keys. Took another 10 years > > for me to wake up to being able to type mostly eyes off the keyboard > > but it sure seems to work (most of the the time) now. > > > > -G > > > > > > OK. I was hoping somebody somewhere had used a unix typing tutor, but if > the TOPS-10 tutor was the only thing out there, was it any good? Surely, > somebody somewhen knows of others? > > Will