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Mavis Beacon is a fictional character created for the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software. == History == Developed to be a personification of a Software Toolworks instructional typing program, 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 L'Esperance 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).〔 There have been several models chosen to represent the confident efficiency of Mavis Beacon; her image changes to represent a "modern professional typing instructor."〔 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.〔 Since its introduction, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing has been the best-selling instructional typing software.〔According to NPD Group data〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mavis Beacon (character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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