

(The 2011 Ultimate Mac Edition for Mac OS X, published by Software MacKiev, also includes two-player competitive typing network games, integration with iTunes, Dvorak keyboard support, practice typing song lyrics, RSS news feeds and classic novels.) A certificate of achievement can be printed by the user upon the completion of tests. It also includes a number of typing games of which some versions have been included since the first release. The program includes a number of speed tests and constantly tracks the user's words-per-minute typing speed. The current Windows and Mac versions are published under the Brøderbund trademark by both Encore and Software MacKiev.įeatures File:Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-screenshot.jpgĪ typing game in Mavis Beacon featuring car racing (Windows version.) Earlier versions were made for Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800 (version 1 only), Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Mac OS, Windows, Palm OS (version 16), and Amiga systems.
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Later versions supported only QWERTY until the 2011 Ultimate Mac Edition from Software MacKiev which returned full Dvorak keyboard lessons to the product. An early version supported both QWERTY and the alternative Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout. Editions of Mavis Beacon are currently published by Encore Software (hybrid Mac and Windows) and Software MacKiev (Mac OS X only) and are available throughout the retail sales world. The original version was written for MSDOS by Norm Worthington, Walt Bilofsky, and Mike Duffy. The typing program was initially released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks and has been published regularly ever since.
