Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 8.0

by Mindscape

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003IE8F
• Item model number: 378683
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,755 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #98 in Software > Education & Reference > Typing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is the world's best-selling typing program and is the proven, effective way to learn and improve keyboard skills. Mindscape's Adaptive Response Technology continually monitors your progress, adapts the program to your strengths, weaknesses, and rhythms, and customizes each lesson to fit your needs.

Product Description

Type Better.  Work Faster.Product InformationMavis Beacon can teach you the important skill of typing.  Whether you arelearning to type or you want o improve this tying program is a time-testedlearning system that stand above the rest.  Mavis is a proven effectiveway to learn and master keyboard skills.  From the very first time youenter Mavis' classroom she assesses your ability places you in the rightlesson and monitors your progress - just like a good teacher should. Mavis will give you helpful encouragement and spoken encouragement and spokenfeedback along the way.  Product Features Learn to type or improve your existing typing skills Track your progress with informative charts Play seven challenging and fun typing games Choose between standard or split keyboard Windows Requirements Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP 486/66 MHz processor 8 MB of RAM 10 MB Hard Disk space minimum (CD required to run) SVGA Video Card supporting 640 x 480 x 256 colors 2X CD-ROM drive Windows compatible 16-bit Sound Card Windows compatible mouse Optional: 1400 baud modem for Internet access; 12 MB of Hard Disk space for Internet browser installation; Windows compatible printer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Typing is Fun!, July 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 8.0 (CD-ROM)

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is one of the most helpful tools to succeed in typing. Typing is fun again with Mavis Beacon. You play games, have assignments,and there is even a keyboard at the bottom of the screen to help guide your fingers on where to go. It really improved my typing, and I hope it improves yours. Have fun!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All One Needs Is This One, November 12, 2007

By 

Momoko (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 8.0 (CD-ROM)

I used this product years ago, and I can type faster than most people I know. I notice there are newer versions such as 16 or 17, or whatever, but I truly believe this version is all you need to start practicing how to type and speed up your typing! The games were enjoyable, and the practice programs have enough options so I could practice on my weakness in hitting certain keys correctly.

However, just like everything else, persistence is needed. I did it every day until I was happy with my typing. Also, patience is needed too! One cannot type fast overnight.

This program is perfect for those who are willing to make enough efforts to improve typing skills. No need to buy newer version. You can save about $10 by not buying the newest version.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norman, you owe me a latte!, August 29, 2006

By 

Zoya Raysberg (hayward, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 8.0 (CD-ROM)

A friend at an old job showed me this program and bet me a latte that I could get my typing speed up to 40 wpm within a month. I was sure this program wouldn't help me because I'd taken a typing class in high school and finished college. After typing tons of papers, my speed was still only 19 wpm, at best.

I sat down and played around with the program and it was kinda fun. I tried a few exercises and games. I stuck with it each day and would stop when I became frustrated(no more than 45 minutes). To my surprise, it took only two weeks for my typing speed to exceed 40 wpm.

The visual representation of the hands on the keyboard broke me of the need to look down at my hands while typing and the games were fun. The graphics weren't impressive, but I wasn't in it for the graphics--just the latte. And it sure was nice to finally learn to type!