June 9th, 2000

[9:00 AM] Was That Short-Short-Long-Long, or Short-Long-Short-Short? by Staff Black Cat Systems has updated the Morse Code tutor, Morse Mania, to version 1.8.0. The new version helps users learn Morse Code at various speeds, and adds the ability to change the volume of code sent from within the application itself. According to Black Cat: Morse Mania is a morse code tutor for the Macintosh. The software package helps you learn morse code at speeds ranging from 5 to 30 words per minute. Morse Mania is ideal for amateur (ham) radio operators who desire to learn or improve their morse code proficiency, especially in order to upgrade their license class. In addition to drills to help learn the various characters, Morse Mania also allows complete text files to be sent, so that "real life" messages can be used for practice. It also supports the Farnsworth mode, which increases the speed of the dots and dashes, and lengthens the pause between letters sent, allowing the student to learn morse code at higher speeds more easily. This version adds the ability to change the volume of the morse code sent from within the program. Morse Mania is available as shareware for US$10. You can find more information at the Black Cat Systems web site. Black Cat Systems