![]() ![]() ![]() There have been several models chosen to represent the confident efficiency of Mavis Beacon her image changes to represent a "modern professional typing instructor." Īccording to an opinion article in the New York Times, author J.D. 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). The model chosen to be the face of Mavis was Haitian-born Renée L'Espérance, who was discovered working behind the perfume counter at Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills by former talk-show host and partner at The Software Toolworks Les Crane in 1985. History ĭeveloped to be a personification of a The Software Toolworks instructional typing program, Mavis Beacon debuted as simply a photo of a model on the software's packaging in 1987. Mavis Beacon is a fictional character created for the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing line of computer software. ![]()
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