AriesType - Revision history

Stevenlawrance at 15:11, 25 August 2009

2009-08-25T15:11:39Z

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	*{{CatSetupFiles}}		*{{CatSetupFiles}}

	==~~Screen Shots~~==		==Screenshots==

	===Typing===		===Typing===
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	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous ~~screen shot~~, receives the message when they check for mail. Deleting a message was known as "killing" it, though it unfortunately does not work properly in the final version of AriesType]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screenshot, receives the message when they check for mail. Deleting a message was known as "killing" it, though it unfortunately does not work properly in the final version of AriesType]]
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]
	\|}		\|}

Stevenlawrance at 04:35, 15 October 2007

2007-10-15T04:35:29Z

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	[[Image:AriesType-Splash.png\|thumb\|400px\|right\|AriesType's credits. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.		[[Image:AriesType-Splash.png\|thumb\|400px\|right\|AriesType's credits. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.

	I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.		I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom at that class. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.

	AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are classic examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.		AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are classic examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.

Stevenlawrance at 22:53, 14 October 2007

2007-10-14T22:53:19Z

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	==Download==		==Download==
	*'''[https://www.moonlightdesign.org/steve/programs/ariestype.exe Download the AriesType installer]''', which uses [[CatSetup]] for an easy installation instead of AriesType's own installer		*'''[https://www.moonlightdesign.org/steve/programs/ariestype.exe Download the AriesType installer]''', which uses [[CatSetup]] for an easy installation instead of AriesType's own installer
			*{{CatSetupFiles}}

	==Screen Shots==		==Screen Shots==

Stevenlawrance: /* Email */

2007-10-14T21:21:09Z

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	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screen shot, receives the message when they check for mail]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screen shot, receives the message when they check for mail. Deleting a message was known as "killing" it, though it unfortunately does not work properly in the final version of AriesType]]
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]
	\|}		\|}

Stevenlawrance: /* Screen Shots */

2007-10-14T21:18:58Z

Screen Shots

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	\|[[Image:AriesType-SysopMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The system operator's menu]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-SysopMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The system operator's menu]]
	\|}		\|}


	===Email===		===Email===

Stevenlawrance at 21:17, 14 October 2007

2007-10-14T21:17:06Z

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	[[Image:AriesType-Splash.png\|thumb\|400px\|right\|AriesType's credits. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.		[[Image:AriesType-Splash.png\|thumb\|400px\|right\|AriesType's credits. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.

	I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position~~, though I still had to be at school during school hours~~. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.		I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.

	AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are classic examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.		AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are classic examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.

Stevenlawrance at 21:16, 14 October 2007

2007-10-14T21:16:14Z

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	I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position, though I still had to be at school during school hours. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.		I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position, though I still had to be at school during school hours. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.

	AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are a classic ~~example~~ of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.		AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are classic examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.

	==Download==		==Download==
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	==Screen Shots==		==Screen Shots==

			===Typing===
			Students touch type sentences into AriesType while the system logs the character and timing of each keystroke for later playback.

			{\|
			\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which are shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as they are stored on the network]]
			\|}

			===Sentence Editor===
			Teachers can edit and choose the set of sentences that students type.

			{\|
			\|[[Image:AriesType-SentenceEditMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Sentence editor menu, which also lets a teacher import sentences from an expansion floppy disk or another directory]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-SentenceEditor.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The sentence editor, which allows editing of one line at a time]]
			\|}

	===Menus===		===Menus===
			AriesType displayed a different menu to students, teachers, and system operators.

	{\|		{\|
	\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherStartup.png\|thumb\|300px\|none\|The unfinished graphical version of AriesType. Only the teacher's menu had a graphical alternative]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherStartup.png\|thumb\|300px\|none\|The unfinished graphical version of AriesType. Only the teacher's menu had a graphical alternative]]
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	\|}		\|}

	~~===Typing===~~
	{\|
	~~\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]~~
	\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which are shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as they are stored on the network]]
	\|}

	===Email===		===Email===
			AriesType supported a limited form of local-only email. Users could not communicate with people outside of a network's AriesType installation using this system.

	{\|		{\|
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage1.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType's email setup screen, which asks for the destination user and the subject line. The sender needs to get the destination name exactly correct or else risk having the recipient not seeing the message, and no warning is given to the sender if that happens]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage1.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType's email setup screen, which asks for the destination user and the subject line. The sender needs to get the destination name exactly correct or else risk having the recipient not seeing the message, and no warning is given to the sender if that happens]]

Stevenlawrance: /* Screen Shots */

2007-10-14T21:08:51Z

Screen Shots

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	==Screen Shots==		==Screen Shots==

			===Menus===
	{\|		{\|
	\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherStartup.png\|thumb\|300px\|none\|The unfinished graphical version of AriesType. Only the teacher's menu had a graphical alternative]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherStartup.png\|thumb\|300px\|none\|The unfinished graphical version of AriesType. Only the teacher's menu had a graphical alternative]]
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-SysopMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The system operator's menu]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-SysopMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The system operator's menu]]
			\|}

			===Typing===
			{\|
	\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]
	\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which are shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as they are stored on the network]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which are shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as they are stored on the network]]
			\|}

			===Email===
			{\|
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage1.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType's email setup screen, which asks for the destination user and the subject line. The sender needs to get the destination name exactly correct or else risk having the recipient not seeing the message, and no warning is given to the sender if that happens]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage1.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType's email setup screen, which asks for the destination user and the subject line. The sender needs to get the destination name exactly correct or else risk having the recipient not seeing the message, and no warning is given to the sender if that happens]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screen shot, receives the message when they check for mail]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screen shot, receives the message when they check for mail]]
	\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]
	\|
	\|}		\|}

Stevenlawrance at 21:06, 14 October 2007

2007-10-14T21:06:58Z

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	\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which is shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as ~~it's~~ stored on the network]]		\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which are shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as they are stored on the network]]
	\|[[		\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage1.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType's email setup screen, which asks for the destination user and the subject line. The sender needs to get the destination name exactly correct or else risk having the recipient not seeing the message, and no warning is given to the sender if that happens]]
			\|-
			\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailPage2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The message's contents were typed in one line at a time, and it was not possible to return to a previous line after the [Enter] key was pressed. Messages had a limit of 15 lines]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader2.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student, who was the recipient of the email in the previous screen shot, receives the message when they check for mail]]
			\|-
			\|[[Image:AriesType-EmailReader.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|AriesType included an initial email with the installation that highlighted my ego at the time]]
			\|
	\|}		\|}

Stevenlawrance at 20:57, 14 October 2007

2007-10-14T20:57:32Z

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	[[Image:AriesType-~~GraphicalTeacherStartup~~.png\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|right\|~~Screen shot of the unfinished graphical version of~~ AriesType. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.		[[Image:AriesType-Splash.png\|thumb\|400px\|right\|AriesType's credits. Brian Dougher, a friend, helped out with the graphics and used his BASIC compiler to generate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EXE EXE] files from the {{Tech:BASIC}} source code]] AriesType was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing touch typing] education program that I made while I was a freshman in high school. It tied into the local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell_Netware Novell NetWare] network to be a multi-user application with different capabilities given to students, teachers, and system operators. AriesType also included basic local email and paging capabilities. At the time, I had penned some of my software as Aries Software or a variant, though Aries Software was simply an unregistered alter-ego of me.

	''~~More being written~~..''		I wrote AriesType in lieu of taking an introductory computer class in high school, and the work primarily occurred during class hours in the same classroom. My past experience at the time with computers and software enabled that position, though I still had to be at school during school hours. This project was my first network-enabled multi-user application and was worthwhile for learning about related concerns.

			AriesType was completed as a working product, though its real-time student typing playback feature was never finished. The typing playback feature would have simulated what the screen looked like for a selected student's typing session, including delays and mistakes, though this likely would not have given much value to teachers. This and the email and paging features are a classic example of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_%28disambiguation%29 gold plating] that less-experienced software engineers suffer from.

			==Download==
			*'''[https://www.moonlightdesign.org/steve/programs/ariestype.exe Download the AriesType installer]''', which uses [[CatSetup]] for an easy installation instead of AriesType's own installer

			==Screen Shots==
			{\|
			\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherStartup.png\|thumb\|300px\|none\|The unfinished graphical version of AriesType. Only the teacher's menu had a graphical alternative]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-StudentMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The student's menu. Menu item accessibility is controlled for each student by the teacher. If the exit option is disabled, then attempting to exit tells the student to reboot the computer]]
			\|-
			\|[[Image:AriesType-TeacherMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The text version of the teacher's menu. Real-time playback of the student's typing was not finished, which is shown as the first item in the menu. In retrospect, such a feature is likely of little or no value to teachers]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-GraphicalTeacherMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The graphical version of the teacher's menu with the paging submenu shown. Students can page teachers, similar to how a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager mobile pager] operates, but unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging instant messaging], a teacher must check for pages, and pages to not contain anything other than the name of the student who paged]]
			\|-
			\|[[Image:AriesType-SysopMenu.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The system operator's menu]]
			\|[[Image:AriesType-Typing.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|View of a student typing sentences. AriesType collects metrics on accuracy and timing as the student types]]
			\|-
			\|[[Image:AriesType-TypingResults.png\|thumb\|400px\|none\|The results of a student's typing efforts, which is shown to the student after they finish. The teacher can also retrieve these results as it's stored on the network]]
			\|[[
			\|}