Great Wave Software
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Great Wave Software was an educational computer software company founded in 1984 by Dr. Chad Mitchell and Stacy Mitchell and was located in Scotts Valley, California. It was a division of Instructional Fair Group, which was based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was a Tribune Education company.
Products produced by Great Wave included:
- NumberMaze
- NumberMaze Challenge[1][2]
- ReadingMaze
- KidsMath [3]
- KidsTime Deluxe
- Reading Mansion
- World Discovery Deluxe[4]
- World Discovery
- ConcertWare
- Prairie Explorer: Biomes of North America (Eddie Award Winner)
- Redwoods Explorer: Biomes of North America
- Axel's Whirled Math
- DaisyQuest & Daisy's Castle
McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing (now part of School Specialty Publishing) bought Great Wave Software, and the company no longer exists.[5] All of Great Wave Software's products are out of print.[6] School Specialty Publishing was later bought by Carson Dellosa publishing.[7]
References
- ^ NumberMaze Challenge (archive), Great Wave Software
- ^ NumberMaze Challenge Win3.1, MacOS7.1, CNET, 09/29/1999
- ^ KidsMath for Windows, OCLC 38995630
- ^ Harper, Naomi; Parmigiani, Rosemary (Nov–Dec 1999). "Multimedia Reviews: CD-ROMS". Media & Methods. 36 (2): 46. ISSN 0025-6897. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Schmeltzer, John (June 27, 2000). "MCGRAW-HILL TO BUY TRIBUNE EDUCATION". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ Balajthy, Ernest; Lipa-Wade, Sally (2003-04-04). Struggling Readers: Assessment and Instruction in Grades K-6. ISBN 9781572308527.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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External links
- Great Wave Software(archive)
Categories:
- Defunct educational software companies
- Defunct software companies of the United States
- Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Companies based in Santa Cruz County, California
- Software companies established in 1984
- 1984 establishments in California
- Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Information technology company stubs