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Long Island, New York-based software house that operated during the 1980s. [http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553] Not to be confused with the Atari 2600 third-party publisher Commavid, which was originally called Computer Magic, and probably not to be confused with the publisher of [http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/gamedetails.php?id=6690 Volcano for the ZX Spectrum].
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Long Island, New York, United States-based software house that operated during the 1980s. [http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553] Not to be confused with the Atari 2600 third-party publisher Commavid, which was originally called Computer Magic [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_commavid.htm], and probably not to be confused with the publisher of [http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/gamedetails.php?id=6690 Volcano for the ZX Spectrum].
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
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*''Summer Games'' (US Publisher: Atari)
 
*''Summer Games'' (US Publisher: Atari)
 
*''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Atari)
 
*''Winter Games'' (US Publisher: Atari)
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===Apple II===
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*''Smart Eyes'' (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [http://www.worldcat.org/title/smart-eyes-read-faster-read-smarter/oclc/36190570]
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:<small>Reading improvement program</small>
  
 
===Atari 8-bit===
 
===Atari 8-bit===
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*''Pogoman'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
 
*''Pogoman'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
 
*''Tribomb'' (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
 
*''Tribomb'' (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
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===ColecoVision===
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*''Pogoman'' (unreleased) (Computer Magic) [http://www.colecovision.dk/unreleased.htm]
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*''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: Xonox)
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[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-thompson/5/53a/867 Mark Thompson] worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic
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===Commodore 64===
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*''Robot*Link'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [http://www.scribd.com/doc/14501217/Commodore-PowerPlay-1985-Issue-18-V4-N06-Dec-Jan]
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:<small>Software package that allows you to connect your computer to various toy robots</small>
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===Commodore 64?===
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*''Sonar Experimenter's Kit'' (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [http://www.scribd.com/doc/14501217/Commodore-PowerPlay-1985-Issue-18-V4-N06-Dec-Jan]
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:<small>"Hooks to your computer and allows you to do such things as wave your hand in the air and create music"</small>
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===DOS===
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*''Smart Eyes'' (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [http://www.worldcat.org/title/smart-eyes-read-faster-read-smarter/oclc/36190570]
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:<small>Reading improvement program</small>
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===Macintosh===
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*''Smart Eyes'' (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [http://www.worldcat.org/title/smart-eyes-read-faster-read-smarter/oclc/36190570]
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:<small>Reading improvement program</small>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-8-TYPE_CODE-G-EDITEUR_ID-1156.html Atarimania listings]
 
*[http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-8-TYPE_CODE-G-EDITEUR_ID-1156.html Atarimania listings]
 
*[http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553 Programmer Arthur Krewat on the AtariAge forums]
 
*[http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135553 Programmer Arthur Krewat on the AtariAge forums]
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[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 13:53, 16 March 2010

< Companies

Long Island, New York, United States-based software house that operated during the 1980s. [1] Not to be confused with the Atari 2600 third-party publisher Commavid, which was originally called Computer Magic [2], and probably not to be confused with the publisher of Volcano for the ZX Spectrum.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links)

7800

  • California Games (unreleased) (Atari)
  • One-on-One Basketball (US Publisher: Atari)
  • Summer Games (US Publisher: Atari)
  • Winter Games (US Publisher: Atari)

Apple II

  • Smart Eyes (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [3]
Reading improvement program

Atari 8-bit

  • Avoid (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • Horseword Derby (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • It-Is-Balloon (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)
  • Kayos (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Mad-Netter (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Pogoman (US Publisher: Computer Magic)
  • Tribomb (unreleased?) (Computer Magic)

ColecoVision

  • Pogoman (unreleased) (Computer Magic) [4]
  • Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)

Mark Thompson worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic

Commodore 64

  • Robot*Link (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [5]
Software package that allows you to connect your computer to various toy robots

Commodore 64?

  • Sonar Experimenter's Kit (US Publisher: Computer Magic) [6]
"Hooks to your computer and allows you to do such things as wave your hand in the air and create music"

DOS

  • Smart Eyes (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [7]
Reading improvement program

Macintosh

  • Smart Eyes (US Publisher: Addison-Wesley) [8]
Reading improvement program

Links