Could have been, I don't really remember. Standard testing was a Blue Screen with white letters. Fairly nondescript by todays standards.
At 11:55 AM 6/1/2005, you wrote: >Mavis Beacon? > >Jeffry Houser wrote: > > I got 93 words per minute with no errors on the non-Java practice > > test. 430 characters per minute. However, they used variation on "Quick > > Brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs", which is pretty common in such tests > > (since it uses all letters of the alphabet). In the Java applet test, I > > was @ 70+ w/ 3 errors. > > > > I remember using a program called Typing Tutor ( Of course, that would > > have been late 80s ). A quick web search on "typing tutor" brings up > > numerous things. > > > > > > At 11:16 AM 6/1/2005, you wrote: > > > >>I don't know about where to send you to learn, but you can test yourself > >>for free here: > >> > >>http://www.typingcertification.com/ > >> > >>I did just plain awful. 23WPM and 8 errors on my first try. Ugh. When > >>you find that software, let me know. I obviously need it! > >> > >>Ray > >> > >>Mark Holm wrote: > >> > >>>HI, > >>>I'm applying for a position. I have to take a typing speed test.. this > >> > >>is the 1st position I've ever applied for that requested this. > >> > >>>Is this common? > >>>My typing speed sucks..well because I never learned to touch type..but > >> > >>it hasn't hindered my work in the past. I have never had to type somebody > >>else words..so I don't see the relivance to doing programming. > >> > >>>Can anybody suggest a good and quick way to increase my typing speed in > >> > >>a few days? > >> > >>>TIA > >>>Mark Holm > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2644 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
