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'''TMQ Software, Inc.''' ("Trade Mark of Quality" [https://archive.org/details/198212SoftalkIBMV1N7/page/n7]) was incorporated on March 4, 1981. Tod Zipnick was the president. One of the company's major products was a database management system called File-Fax. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gT4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false] It was also involved with contract game development [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_History_of_Mac_Gaming/KkIpDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT77&printsec=frontcover] and the development of computerized market research devices for A.C. Nielsen. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Zipnick_V_Stone/z_w-zN65CakC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA1-PA2&printsec=frontcover]

In 1983, Zipnick started a company called ICOM Systems, which carried on the business with Nielsen. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Zipnick_V_Stone/z_w-zN65CakC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA1-PA2&printsec=frontcover] In 1985, Zipnick sold most of his shares and set up [[ICOM Simulations]]. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Zipnick_V_Stone/z_w-zN65CakC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover] (The sale was the subject of [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Zipnick_V_Stone/z_w-zN65CakC?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=overview a lawsuit] by Jay and Tod Zipnick alleging said sale was part of a fraudulent scheme by the defendants to wrest control of ICOM Systems from Tod.)

'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources

===2600===
*''Chase the Chuck Wagon'' (US Publisher: Spectravision)
:<small>Subcontracted to programmer Michael Schwartz</small>

===Apple II===
*''Galactic Prospector'' (US Publisher: Disney) [Dan Repich]
*''Moon Patrol'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Dan Repich]
*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Steve Hays] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080312003452/http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=987#comment-11174]
*''Pig Pen'' (US Publisher: Datamost)
*''Rescue on Fractalus!'' (US Publisher: Lucasfilm Games; UK Publisher: Activision) [Craig Seastrom]
*''Robotron: 2084'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Steve Hays]

===Commodore 64===
*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Joe Alter] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-alter]

===IBM PC===
*''Hard Hat Mack'' (US Publisher: Electronic Arts) [Kevin Gilmore, Dana How]
*''Pig Pen'' (US Publisher: Datamost)

===JR-200===
*''Galactic Chase'' (US Publisher: Panasonic)
*''Joe Junk Man'' (US Publisher: Panasonic)
*''Pig Pen'' (US Publisher: Panasonic)
*''Rat Patrol'' (US Publisher: Panasonic)

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