Difference between revisions of "APh Technological Consulting"
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| − | '''APh Technological Consulting''' was an engineering firm started in 1974 in Pasadena, California, by two Caltech students: Glenn Hightower and John Denker. [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/california/pasadena/star-news/1974/09-16/page-15] (APh is an abbreviation for applied physics.) | + | '''APh Technological Consulting''' was an engineering firm started in 1974 in Pasadena, California, by two Caltech students: Glenn Hightower and John Denker. [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/california/pasadena/star-news/1974/09-16/page-15] (APh is an abbreviation for applied physics. [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/31865216/]) |
In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system. | In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system. | ||
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*''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
*''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
| − | *''Adventures of Tron'' (unreleased) | + | *''Adventures of Tron'' (unreleased) [Peter Kaminski] |
*''Air Battle'' (unfinished) | *''Air Battle'' (unfinished) | ||
| − | *''Air Strike'' (unfinished) | + | *''Air Strike'' (unfinished) [Peter Kaminski] |
*''Arcade'' (unfinished) | *''Arcade'' (unfinished) | ||
*''Armor Battle'' [Chris Kingsley] | *''Armor Battle'' [Chris Kingsley] | ||
*''Auto Racing'' [Larry Zwick] | *''Auto Racing'' [Larry Zwick] | ||
*''Baseball II'' / ''All-Star Major League Baseball'' (became ''World Championship Baseball'', an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software) | *''Baseball II'' / ''All-Star Major League Baseball'' (became ''World Championship Baseball'', an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software) | ||
| − | *''Basketball II'' ( | + | *''Basketball II'' (unfinished) [Scott Bishop] |
*''Boxing'' [Tom Loughry] | *''Boxing'' [Tom Loughry] | ||
*''Brickout!'' (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe] | *''Brickout!'' (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe] | ||
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*''Frog Bog'' [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille] | *''Frog Bog'' [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille] | ||
*''Land Battle'' (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson] | *''Land Battle'' (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson] | ||
| + | *''Las Vegas Craps'' (unreleased) | ||
*''Major League Baseball'' / ''Baseball'' [David Rolfe] | *''Major League Baseball'' / ''Baseball'' [David Rolfe] | ||
*''NASL Soccer'' / ''Soccer'' [Kevin Miller] | *''NASL Soccer'' / ''Soccer'' [Kevin Miller] | ||
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*''Triple Action'' [Rich O'Keefe] | *''Triple Action'' [Rich O'Keefe] | ||
*''U.S. Ski Team Skiing'' / ''Skiing'' / ''Alpine Skiing'' [Scott Reynolds] | *''U.S. Ski Team Skiing'' / ''Skiing'' / ''Alpine Skiing'' [Scott Reynolds] | ||
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| + | ===Intellivision Keyboard Component=== | ||
| + | *''BASIC Programming Language'' [Ken Smith] | ||
| + | *''Chartcraft Stock Analysis'' (unreleased) [Kevin Miller] | ||
| + | *''Conversational French'' [Hal Finney, Chris Kingsley] | ||
| + | *''Jack LaLanne's Physical Conditioning'' [Hal Finney] | ||
| + | *''Jeanne Dixon Astrology'' (unreleased) [Kevin Miller] | ||
| + | *''Spelling Challenge'' | ||
===VIC-20=== | ===VIC-20=== | ||
*''Mission X'' (unreleased) | *''Mission X'' (unreleased) | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 6 September 2014
APh Technological Consulting was an engineering firm started in 1974 in Pasadena, California, by two Caltech students: Glenn Hightower and John Denker. [1] (APh is an abbreviation for applied physics. [2])
In 1976, APh was hired by Mattel to help design the Intellivision system.
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- Adventures of Tron [Hal Finney, Glenn Hightower]
- Air Raiders [Larry Zwick]
- Armor Ambush [Hal Finney]
- Astroblast [Hal Finney]
- Dark Cavern [Hal Finney]
- Frogs and Flies [David Rolfe]
- International Soccer [Kevin Miller]
- Lock 'n' Chase [Bruce Pedersen]
- Sea Battle / High Seas (unreleased) [Larry Zwick, Bruce Pedersen]
- Sharp Shot (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne]
- Space Attack [Hal Finney, Bruce Pedersen]
- Super Challenge Baseball [David Rolfe]
- Super Challenge Football [Ken Smith]
- Tron Deadly Discs / Deadly Discs [Jeff Ronne, Brett Stutz]
Intellivision
- ABPA Backgammon / Backgammon [Kevin Miller]
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain [Tom Loughry]
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasures of Tarmin [Tom Loughry]
- Adventures of Tron (unreleased) [Peter Kaminski]
- Air Battle (unfinished)
- Air Strike (unfinished) [Peter Kaminski]
- Arcade (unfinished)
- Armor Battle [Chris Kingsley]
- Auto Racing [Larry Zwick]
- Baseball II / All-Star Major League Baseball (became World Championship Baseball, an INTV release prepared by Quicksilver Software)
- Basketball II (unfinished) [Scott Bishop]
- Boxing [Tom Loughry]
- Brickout! (unreleased) [Rich O'Keefe]
- Checkers / Draughts [David Rolfe]
- The Electric Company: Math Fun [Kimo Yap]
- The Electric Company: Word Fun [Kevin Miller]
- Explorer (unfinished)
- Frog Bog [Peter Kaminski, Tom Soulanille]
- Land Battle (unreleased) [Glyn Anderson]
- Las Vegas Craps (unreleased)
- Major League Baseball / Baseball [David Rolfe]
- NASL Soccer / Soccer [Kevin Miller]
- NBA Basketball / Basketball [Ken Smith]
- NFL Football / Football [Ken Smith, Glyn Anderson]
- NHL Hockey / Hockey [Ken Smith]
- PGA Golf / Golf [Scott Bishop]
- Reversi [Greg Favor]
- Sea Battle [Ken Smith]
- Sharp Shot [Frank Evans]
- Space Armada [John Brooks, Chris Hawley]
- Space Battle [Hal Finney]
- Star Strike [Hal Finney, Brett Stutz]
- Sub Hunt [Tom Loughry]
- Takeover / Empire (unreleased) [Jeff Ronne]
- Tennis [Gavin Claypool]
- Triple Action [Rich O'Keefe]
- U.S. Ski Team Skiing / Skiing / Alpine Skiing [Scott Reynolds]
Intellivision Keyboard Component
- BASIC Programming Language [Ken Smith]
- Chartcraft Stock Analysis (unreleased) [Kevin Miller]
- Conversational French [Hal Finney, Chris Kingsley]
- Jack LaLanne's Physical Conditioning [Hal Finney]
- Jeanne Dixon Astrology (unreleased) [Kevin Miller]
- Spelling Challenge
VIC-20
- Mission X (unreleased)
