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”’Typequick Pty Ltd”’ (stylised ”’TYPE”QUICK””’) is an Australian [[courseware]] company specialising in the development of computer-based touch-typing tutor systems of the same name. The first ”Typequick” program was developed by Noel McIntosh’s AID Systems in conjunction with Blue Sky Industries in 1982, as a tool for teaching typing skills among users of new [[Microcomputer|micro computers]]. The Sydney-based company of the same name was founded by McIntosh in 1985, after buying out the founders and acquiring the software.
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”’Typequick Pty Ltd”’ (stylised ”’TYPE”QUICK””’) is an Australian [[courseware]] company specialising in the development of computer-based touch-typing tutor systems of the same name. The first ”Typequick” program was developed by Noel McIntosh’s AID Systems in conjunction with Blue Sky Industries in 1982, as a tool for teaching typing skills among users of new [[Microcomputer|micro computers]]. The Sydney-based company of the same name was founded by McIntosh in 1985, after buying out the founders and acquiring the software.
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The company has released products in multiple languages including English and Dutch, and sold particularly well in Japan. The company’s ”[[Kewala’s Typing Adventure]]” saw the typing course re-envisioned as an adventure game aimed at a younger demographic.
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The company has released products in multiple languages including English and Dutch, and sold particularly well in Japan. The company’s ”[[Kewala’s Typing Adventure]]” saw the typing course re-envisioned as an adventure game aimed at a younger demographic.
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== History ==
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== History ==
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