Difference between revisions of "Boone"
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Mike Boone began selling self-made dry erase boards in 1984 while still at Stanford. In 1989, he formed a new company called Boone International to market these boards and other office supplies. This company was bought by Fortune Brands in 1999. [http://www.press-enterprise.com/newsarchive/1999/10/23/940649195.html] It is now owned by ACCO Brands, the result of a 2005 merger between ACCO World (spun off from Fortune Brands) and General Binding Corporation. [http://www.accobrands.com/AboutUs.aspx] | Mike Boone began selling self-made dry erase boards in 1984 while still at Stanford. In 1989, he formed a new company called Boone International to market these boards and other office supplies. This company was bought by Fortune Brands in 1999. [http://www.press-enterprise.com/newsarchive/1999/10/23/940649195.html] It is now owned by ACCO Brands, the result of a 2005 merger between ACCO World (spun off from Fortune Brands) and General Binding Corporation. [http://www.accobrands.com/AboutUs.aspx] | ||
| − | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, interviews, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) |
===Apple II=== | ===Apple II=== | ||
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*''Crater Raider'' (US Publisher: Boone) | *''Crater Raider'' (US Publisher: Boone) | ||
*''Cyclon'' (US Publisher: Boone) | *''Cyclon'' (US Publisher: Boone) | ||
| + | *''Moodies in Iceland'' (unreleased) (Boone) | ||
*''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | *''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | ||
===?=== | ===?=== | ||
*''Championship Golf: Pebble Beach''??? | *''Championship Golf: Pebble Beach''??? | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 9 December 2010
Boone Corporation was a computer software company started by Stanford University student Mike Boone and was at one time appraised at more than $1 million. [1] Unfortunately, everyone was laid off in October 1983 and the company suspended operations. [2] A group of former Boone programmers led by Brian Fargo went on to start Interplay. [3]
Mike Boone began selling self-made dry erase boards in 1984 while still at Stanford. In 1989, he formed a new company called Boone International to market these boards and other office supplies. This company was bought by Fortune Brands in 1999. [4] It is now owned by ACCO Brands, the result of a 2005 merger between ACCO World (spun off from Fortune Brands) and General Binding Corporation. [5]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews, online resources (see Links)
Apple II
- Demon's Forge (rewrite) (US Publisher: Boone)
Commodore 64
- Chuck Norris Superkicks (US Publisher: Xonox)
- Final Eclipse (unreleased) (Boone)
VIC-20
- Chuck Norris Superkicks (US Publisher: Xonox)
- Crater Raider (US Publisher: Boone)
- Cyclon (US Publisher: Boone)
- Moodies in Iceland (unreleased) (Boone)
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)
?
- Championship Golf: Pebble Beach???
