| has gloss | eng: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an Application software program for teaching touch typing. The typing program was initially released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks, and has been published regularly ever since. It was originally created by independent computer programer, Charles Haymond. Mavis Beacon is currently published by Encore Software and is available throughout retail. Version 5 supported both QWERTY and the alternative Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout, though more recent versions support only QWERTY. Earlier versions were made for Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800 (version 1 only), Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Mac OS, Windows, PalmOS (version 16), and Amiga systems. The current Windows and Mac versions are published by Brøderbund. The program includes a number of speed tests and constantly tracks the user's words-per-minute typing speed. |
