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DrTaxi-Runs in third
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General
Information
Dr.Taxi
was developed first in 1996/1997 by the Berlin Taxi-Association TVB
and me, Stephan B e
r n d t ,
a former taxi driver, who had the idea of this project. Since 1997
Dr.Taxi
has been used by students
-, knowledge schools - and examiners computers in Berlin.
The
real idea is an easy to operate program to study with and
having more fun with studying. The software is easy to operate. You can
start learning right away and you don’t need to read a thick manual
before you use Dr.Taxi. You don't need special
system system requirements.
The
soul of Dr.Taxi consists
of two things:
1.
A free scaleable road map that supports you at (almost) all levels of the
program.
("Vector"
means: It isn't restricted
to a certain number of scales like you might use with multi map.)
2.
The studying process is saved (almost) automatically. The software
always knows, what you were studying and how much of the program you
understood
and
how much you didn't. So
it is very easy to concentrate on what you don't know the most, and you
have a very detailed control over your studying process.
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Postcode Areas
Because
the London knowledge is so detailed, it will assist you to know the
London postcodes.
Dr.Taxi
will help with the studying of these.
Therefore
Dr.Taxi
has a level where you have to find the right postcode area (PCA) on
the map and those postcode areas next to it.
The
image on the right side is a sample of the program you would use at
this level.
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Postcode Areas
This
image shows the level, where you have to find all those postcode areas
(PCA).
First
you have to find the PCA on the map (here N10). Then you move to the
right list and find those PCAs next to N10.
Whenever
you make a mistake, the software registers it. (see below).
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POINTS
OF
INTEREST
At
this level the program first just shows the name of a point of
interest on top. Then
you have to think over, where it's position is, in which postcode
area.
(In this special case not that much difficult, but I did like that photo ...) Then
you press a button, and just the postcode area is shown on the big map. (here a little hard to see because the image is not in original
size. See
fine blue line in the middle of the big map. (SE1
& E1) (Normal points of interest are in
only one
postcode area)) Another
button pressed - and the position on the big map gets visible (yellow
dot), plus the
small map on the right appears showing more details of the surrounding. Finally the address appears
and gets marked in the small map.
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Another
button pressed - and a photo appears (if available). And
of cause you can zoom in on the photo. (By
the way - we only have few aerial photos in the
program. So
unfortunately you won't see many of
those beautiful sights.) The
Map
The
maps you can see here do not contain all streets in London, but only
those that are needed for learning the I.80 runs - plus several points
of interests and their addresses (streets).
This
is close to 2000 streets in the I.80 runs version. Still
enough to get confused, if you are starting the Knowledge. The number of
street increases by several hundreds with each next version (II.-,
III.- and IV.80 runs version).
When
you don't recognize that part of the map, you press a certain button
and the program will recognize, that you did not know that aspect.
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Add
your own Pictures
If
you have a digital camera, you can add your own pictures. You
only have to make sure, that they are *.JPG files, (the
most common file type cameras operate with), and the images shouldn't be too
big. (600*450 pixels are enough.)
(Notice: You can add pictures only to points
of our database. So far you can not add your own points!)
Share
pictures with other students:
As
more and more students have digital cameras, there should be an
easy option to exchange pictures from student to student. Our
suggestion:
1.
send your pictures on CD
to
the Knowledge College
2.
we collect them and burn
them
on CD
3.
we will list the pictures in this
homepage
and will update it from time to
time.
4.
CD will cost you £ 3 (three!) |
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Please
notice:
1. The CD will have NO copyright for private
users. So you can make copies and give it to other students.
2. If you send your images, we need a written
permission, that
allows us to burn them on CD. (see email below)
3. We will NOT use your pictures for the
normal Dr.Taxi-CD - unless we get your (extra) written
permission.
If
you are interested in this option please contact:
info@drtaxi.de
or
call the Knowledge College Ltd. Shop :
Monday - Friday
8 am - 3 pm :
phone
020 - 7689 8182
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RUNS
At
this level you are learning complete Blue Book Runs.
The
runs are show street by street (by pressing a button) .
The
streets/roads will be shown on the map and also by a list.This list
will also show, how you have to turn from one street to another
(This
looks a little better in reality. This is just 75% of the original
size. So some details got lost.)
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You always have to think
over,
if you know the next street or place.
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Press a button.
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See the result .
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Were you wrong?
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Then tell the software:
Press
a button!
(
M
by key or mouse on red
M
on the right below)
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RUNS
R
= turn right L
= turn left BR
= bear right BL
= bear left =
= straight (blue-white stripes) In
some areas Dr.Taxi
is also checking, why you have to take a route, that is not in line
- here this is because of one way streets. See
here the green arrows ( ...
sorry: traces of green arrows)
symbolizing one way sections on Tooley Street
and Queen Elizabeth
Street.
Dark
Map Perhaps
you would like to have a brighter map. Then you can change the design.
But the longer you will sit in front of your screen, the more you will
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Learning
Protocols
(Asking
for Record) |
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Asking
for Protocol
As
I wrote above the learning protocols are a very important element of
Dr.Taxi.
While studying you are marking those elements,
that you didn't know - or the software does it in some cases automatically. Then - at the end of
the levels the software will ask, if you want to save what you didn't know, and if you wish to repeat it.
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Level
of Difficulty
As
soon, as there are such protocols for a certain level, next time you enter
this level, you will see a window like on the right side.
That
black pyramid symbolizes the knowledge elements on the entered level
according to how often you didn't know them. In this case the student was
learning at least 10 times on this level.
The
lowest black step or level symbolizes all elements of this level, the
second, what you didn't know one time, the third, what you didn't know two
times, the fourth, what you didn't know three times .... and so on.
So
the software will replace the need to use card files.
Of
cause we don't know, if you have used cards before, but we are quite sure,
that you would go crazy even writing then out.
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Learning
Supervision
This
level is a support for your motivation. The program is
evaluating the learning protocols, and - after a certain time -
starts to make forecasts, when you will know the I.80 run level
(or other 80 runs in later versions).
At
( A ) you can see how many hours you have been studying
in the past.
(In
this case it all isn't true, I was just playing around, 30 hours
can not be enough for learning all I.80 runs.)
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B ) is the same, just a little more detailed. You can
identify the single days.
(
C ) shows what percentage you have been learning so far.
(
D ) shows what percentage you have been learning at the
different levels.
(
E )
is the predicted date, when you might know everything at
the I.80 run level.
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(
F ) shows what percentage you have been learning all
together depending on the different levels.
Of
cause you shouldn't be too serious with the predicted date, when
you know everything. But this forecast will be the better, the
more you learn with a certain discipline. Then you
can
take it serious. Probably not on the exact date, but it
will give you a clear and trustable vision, when you have got it!
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System
Requirements
Microsoft
Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT, ME, 98
64
MB RAM
120
MB space on hard disk
800*600
16 bit graphics
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Prices
You only can get the program at the
Knowledge College
Ltd. Shop
7
Fairfield Road
Edmonton
/ London
N18
2QP
we
are open
Monday
- Friday 8.30 am - 6.00 pm
Saturday
8.30 am - 12.am
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020 - 7689 8182 |
or by
mail order = + £ 3.00
If
you want to order via internet click here:
info@drtaxi.de |
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I.80
Runs Version
£
50.00
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II.80
Runs Version
£
30.00
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III.80
Runs Version
£
30.00
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IV.80
Runs Version
£
30.00
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Knowledge data of the I.80, II.80, III.80 and IV.80 Runs Version
Dr.Taxi-London
has 2 data adjustments:
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data |
streets
+ places |
points
of interest |
...
with photo |
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I.80 |
Knowledge
College Data (according
I.80
runs material) |
ca.
1600 |
ca.
870 |
ca. 360 |
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I.80 |
Complete
Data (all data on the CD) |
ca.
3200 |
ca.
1200 |
ca. 700 |
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II.80 |
Complete
Data |
ca.
3200 |
ca.
2100 |
ca. 1200 |
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III.80 |
Complete
Data |
ca.
4300 |
ca.
2900 |
ca.
1600 |
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IV.80 |
Complete
Data |
ca.
6400 |
ca.
3800 |
ca.
2300 |
So
you can learn a lot more with this program, than you have to learn
just for the I.80 runs. / See also below "further
functions".
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Knowledge data updates
The
update is always the follow up version. For example if you bought the
I.80 runs version, in between changed data will be updated in the
II.80 runs version.
Apart
from that we will publish changes in this homepage. Right now we are
working on it, but this will take still a little while.
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Further
Functions
The
functions that have been mentioned so far are needed for learning the
first 80 runs. But in the end there is a lot more to learn. For
example: Where is which street? Which streets I come to at the end of
a certain street?
In
the end it makes a very big difference, if you are just learning fixed
runs, or if you have to be able to know the run from any start to any
goal.
For
these things - and other purposes have a look at the
further
functions.
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