Programma International
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This article is about the former software publishing company. For the 1965 Olivetti programmable calculator, see Programma 101.
| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | (defunct 1983) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA |
| Key people | David Gordon President Mel Norell VP |
| Employees | 60 |
| Parent | Hayden Publishing (1980) |
Programma International was one of the first personal computer software publishers. Established in the late 1970s by David Gordon, it published a line of approximately 300 game, programming utility, and office productivity products for the Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80 and other personal computer systems. Hayden Publishing bought Programma International in 1980 and the company went out of business in 1983.
[edit] Notable titles published
| Year | Title | Genres | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6502 Forth [1] | Programming language | Apple II | |
| ASM65 Assembler [2] | Assembler | Apple II | |
| Apple Alley [3] | Apple II | ||
| Apple Invader [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Alien Invasion [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Apple PIE [4] | Utility software | Apple II | |
| Baseball [3] | Sports | Apple II | |
| Blitzkrieg [3] | Apple II | ||
| Boxing [3] | Sports | Apple II | |
| Breakthru [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Canter Downs [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Clowns and Ballons [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Death Race [3] | Apple II | ||
| Dragon Maze [5] | Maze | Apple II | |
| Frustration [3] | Apple II | ||
| Guided Missile [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| I-Ching [3] | Apple II | ||
| Jupiter Express [5] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Lores Hyperpak [3] | Apple II | ||
| Mouse Hole [3] | Apple II | ||
| Nightmare Number Nine [5] | Apple II | ||
| Peg Jump [3] | Apple II | ||
| Perpetual Calendar [3] | Apple II | ||
| Star Voyager [3] | Apple II | ||
| Stunt Cycle [3] | Arcade | Apple II | |
| Word Wackey [3] | Apple II | ||
| 1978 | 3-D Docking Mission [5] | Apple II | |
| 1978 | Phasor Zap [5] | Arcade | Apple II |
| 1979 | Lisa Interactive Assembler [6] | Assembler | Apple II |
| 1979 | Football [7] | Sports | Commodore 64 |
| 1979 | Camera Obscura [8] | Puzzle | Apple II |
[edit] References
- ^ Weyrich, Steven. "Apple II History, Chapter 17". http://apple2history.org/history/ah17.html. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ "The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits". March 28, 1994. http://www.apple2.org.za/mirrors/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/Mirrors/uni-kl/faq/Apple2SoftwareCatalog. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Programma International". Call-A.P.P.L.E.. http://www.callapple.org/soft/ap2/programma.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ Zack, P. Orin. "Behind 'The Shoals of Time'". .Mac. http://homepage.mac.com/p_orin_zack/Data/Fiction/WritingShoals.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e Hague, James (April 19, 1999). "The Giant List of Game Programmers". http://www.1000bit.net/storia/perso/giant_list.asp. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ Hyde, Randall Loren. "Lisa v2.6". Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20061103064050/http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~rhyde/lisa26.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ "Gamebase 64 - Football". http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=14811&d=18. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ Hewston, Alan (April 2004). "Interview with Classic Games Programmer Robert C. McNally". Retrogaming Times. http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/writings/retro.html. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
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