Wired

The Search for the Face Behind Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Jazmin Jones knows what she did. “If you’re online, there’s this idea of trolling,” Jones, the director behind Seeking Mavis Beacon, said during a recent panel for her new documentary. “For this ...
Yahoo

Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

But who is the woman behind the program? As Adrienne Hankin, public relations director for tech company Mindscape, told the New York Times in 1998: "Mavis is the Betty Crocker of software" Though the ...
Kotaku

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2020

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2020 Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2020! The most comprehensive typing instruction system now ...
Variety

‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Director Jazmin Jones Investigates the Story of the World’s Most Famous and Fictitious Typing Teacher

Mavis Beacon taught the world to type. Starting in the late 1980s, a software program featuring the eponymous instructor drilled computer users on their keyboard skills, selling more than 10 million ...
Kotaku

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 15

With Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 15, you’ll perform better whenever you’re sitting in front of a keyboard! Track your accomplishments and stay motivated with tests, progress reports, and special ...
AOL

Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

Though the name "Mavis Beacon" might not mean much to modern-day kids, to those who came of age in the late 1980s and 1990s, it surely does. "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" was a software program ...