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1991 · Park Place Productions

Dvorak on Typing

Dvorak on Typing (DOT) is a 1991 typing video game from Presage Software. It uses three different instruction voices and teaches a variety of keyboard skills. The game is for ages 10 and up.

Released
1991
Platforms
MS-DOS
Genres
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Developers
Park Place Productions
Publishers
Interplay Productions, Inc.

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Gameplay

Dvorak on Typing is a typing tutorial program that offers interactive lessons, speech prompts, and typing games to help users improve their skills. The program features an interface which guides users through exercises with digitized voice instructions. Players begin by taking a typing proficiency test to determine their skill level — beginner, intermediate, or advanced.

Key gameplay elements include:

Development

Dvorak on Typing was named after writer John C. Dvorak. An Amiga version was released in June 1991.

Reception

The New York Times said "Dvorak on Typing is an entertaining and handsome program designed for both beginners and intermediate and advanced typists".

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