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| Original author(s) | Norm Worthington,[1] Walt Bilofsky, Mike Duffy[2][3] |
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| Developer(s) | The Software Toolworks |
| Initial release | Late 1987 |
| Stable release | 20[citation needed]
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| Operating system | macOS, Windows |
| Platform | cross-platform |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | mavisbeacon |
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an application software program designed to teach touch typing. Released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks, the program aimed to enhance users' typing skills through a series of interactive lessons and games.
Mavis Beacon is an entirely fictional character, created for marketing purposes.
- ^ Norman Worthington: Executive Profile & Biography, Bloomberg, ...One of Mr. Worthington's earliest ventures was Software Toolworks, one of the first highly successful consumer software companies...
- ^ Biersdorfer, J. D. (December 31, 1998). "Next They'll Say Betty Crocker Isn't Real, Either". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Walt Bilofsky's Home Page - Software Publisher, ... I was one of three programmers who designed and created the perennial software hits The Chessmaster and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing...