Mavis Beacon Typing for Kids
 

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Mavis Beacon Typing for Kids

by Mindscape

$29.95
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Label:Mindscape
UPC:798936820181
Binding:CD-ROM
Published By:Mindscape
ASIN:B0002BQQ4Q
Category:Software

Mavis Beacon Typing for Kids Features

  • Big, easy to read letter and numbers
  • Hundreds of whimsical, Interactive animations and sound effects
  • Realistic speech and original musical score
  • Special KidLock keeps your child out of your other files
  • Even non-readers can have fun and start learning right away

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Product Description

Introduce your child to a fun-filled typingadventure!



Meet Mavis Beacon, the world's most popular typing teacher!

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! has been the world's favorite typing program foryears. And no wonder! Mavis Beacon Teaches typing! makes typing fun.

As a child, Mavis loved to play games on her keyboard. She had so much funtyping, she was eager to help others learn, too.  Now your children willmeet young Mavis and her faithful dog, Dizzy, and explore the techniques thatmade Mavis Beacon what she is today.

The learning process starts with individual letters, then moves smoothly on towords and complete sentences. children can advance at their own pace, withoutpressure.

By striking the right keys, your child will help Mavis bake a fantasticpie...sort out an overstuffed closet...shampoo the dog...and much more. 

The action and game-like interface will keep kids glued to the keyboard forhours.

  • Big, easy to read letter and numbers
  • Hundreds of whimsical, Interactive animations and sound effects
  • Realistic speech and original musical score
  • Special KidLock keeps your child out of your other files
  • Even non-readers can have fun and start learning right away
  • Three levels keep kids challenged as their skills grow
  • Exercises are designed especially for kids, to build valuable keyboarding and early reading skills
  • Positive, Nurturing feedback stresses accuracy as well as speed
  • Program keeps individual progress records for over 20 kids



Frustrating - Reviewed on 2008-09-10
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I had the same experience as the others. I purchased it for my kids and discovered after I bought it that it does not run on the newer versions of windows. Very frustrating!
How to use on XP - Reviewed on 2005-07-01
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34 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

If you buy this not knowing it wont with XP as I did this is how you may be able to get it to run. Go to the setup.exe, right click, properties, compatibility, then check run this program in compatibility mode for and choose Windows 95.
Disappointment - Reviewed on 2005-06-30
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23 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

I bought this only to find out, per the package, that it only runs on Windows 3.1 or 95. Didn't run on my XP. Tried it on an old machine with 95, still didn't run. Waste of money.
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