Mavis Beacon is more than a fictional character created for the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software. Here are 5 things you didn’t know about her.


• Mavis Beacon debuted as simply a photo of a model on the software's packaging in 1987.

• The model chosen to be the face of Mavis was Haitian-born Renee Lesperance who was discovered working behind the perfume counter at Saks 5th Avenue Beverly Hills by one of the software developers, in 1985.




• Mavis's name comes from a combination of Mavis Staples (one of the software developer's favorite singers) and the word beacon (an allusion to her role as a guide to typing).

• Because of Mavis Beacon's race, some retailers were initially reluctant to display the product. However, once the popularity of the program became evident, many of these distributors reversed their decision and began to display the line of software bearing Mavis Beacon's image.






• There have been several models chosen to represent the confident efficiency of Mavis Beacon; her image changes to represent a "modern professional typing instructor."

• Mavis Beacon is often thought to be a living or historical figure by the public. This confusion has led many to contact the software developers seeking to speak to, interview, or book Mavis for an event.

• As a result of Mavis Beacon's continuous use in computer typing software, and her image on millions of software boxes, many consumers have reported confabulations (false memories) of Mavis Beacon winning typing contests or appearing on talk shows.

Compiled using information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Beacon

6 things I know about her


1. She's female
2. She's not male
3. She's not a Nigerian
4. She's goes to the toilet
5. She takes her bath
6. She's the face of Mavis Beacon

jhydebaba: 6 things I know about her


1. She's female
2. She's not male
3. She's not a Nigerian
4. She's goes to the toilet
5. She takes her bath
6. She's the face of Mavis Beacon

I love Mavis Beacon

Her voice dey ginger my typing

Yeah I remember her back then when I started my computer classes, was thinking she was just λ mere fictional character. Never knew there was more I needed to know. Tnx. Op abeg whr she from again?



Ok Haiti *zooms off

Gee001: Yeah I remember her back then when I started my computer classes, was thinking she was just λ mere fictional character. Never knew there was more I needed to know. Tnx. Op abeg whr she from again?



Ok Haiti *zooms off

Zoom off to do wetin?lol

I don book space be that o