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Laugh while you type! Fast Eddie's Typing Speedometer is a simple program to test your typing speed, yet what you type is drawn from a rich collection of jokes, one-liners, and puns! It includes a fully graphical user interface, including text that changes colors to indicate whether you typed something correctly, and a mini race car that moves across the screen as you go. Standard statistics (speed, accuracy, net speed) are displayed and constantly updated. Jokes are light-hearted, but may not be suitable for all ages.
Platforms: Windows 95 and beyond
Version: 1.00
Release Date: August 8, 1999
License: Freeware
Size: 1.65 MB
Install/Uninstall Support: Yes
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Between 8/8/99 and 9/7/02, Fast Eddie was downloaded over 55,000 times from CNET's Download.com, or about 1500 times per month. It was being downloaded at about that rate before it was removed from the Download.com database on 3/21/03, when they started charging for program listings (and I declined to participate).
External links:
Freeware World Team
TypingSoft.com
Prospector
Hessen Education Server - German version of Fast Eddie (created by Regine Müller and Ruben Rimmler)
Hessen Education Server - Word list for Fast Eddie to help German speakers learn English (created by Regine Müller)
Did you ever take Calculus from some weird lady named "Dr. B" who insisted on playing a freaky dice game while reciting a non-sensical poem over and over? Me too! Well, you've found what I believe to be the only computer version of this maddening game, complete with bears, fish, and plankton.
Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and beyond
Version: 1.00
Release Date: July 30, 1999
License: Freeware
Size: 37.8 KB
Install/Uninstall Support: No
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External links:
Binary Elysium - Online version of The Polar Bear Game (created by KC Link)
Fast Eddie's Typing Speedometer was developed, compiled, and packaged using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition. It was natively compiled for 32-bit operating systems. Development time: approximately 20 hours.
The Polar Bear Game (DOS version) was developed and compiled using Borland C++ 5.02. Development time: approximately 5 hours.
All software is copyright © 1999 Kevin Markham and JustMarkham Software.