Rainbow Computing

Rainbow Computing was an Apple II retailer and software publisher that was established in 1976 in Los Angeles, USA by Gene Sprouse and Glenn Dollar. The original store was located in Granada Hills, CA; it eventually relocated to Northridge, CA and another location in Woodland Hills where it operated for nine years until sale of the company to Pathfinder Computer Centers.

It is notable for having sold personal computers to the founders of some of the first video game publishers before they started their businesses.

Notable employees and customers

• David Gordon (customer): founder of Programma International and DataMost
• Robert C. McNally (customer): classic game programmer; founder of The Dreamers Guild
• David Mullich (employee): game programmer and designer at Edu-Ware
• Gary Shannon (employee): classic game programmer
• Sherwin Steffin (customer): founder of Edu-Ware
• Ken Williams (customer): founder of Sierra On-Line

References

• McGary, Dave (September 22, 2003). "Apple Computer History Weblog : Re: My first personal computer". Retrogaming Times. http://apple.computerhistory.org/stories/storyReader$178. 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. 

see also: http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/writings/retro.html