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| − | '''Computer Magic, Ltd.''' was a Long Island, New York | + | '''Computer Magic, Ltd.''' was a Long Island, New York-based software house incorporated on February 26, 1980. It is not to be confused with the Atari 2600 publisher Computer Magic Inc. (aka CommaVid) [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_commavid.htm] or a publisher by the same name based in the UK. [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5602/ZX-Spectrum/Volcano] |
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*''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | *''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: Xonox) | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-thompson-86753a5 Mark Thompson] worked on ColecoVision games at Computer Magic |
| − | ===Commodore 64 | + | ===Commodore 64=== |
*''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: K-tel Software) | *''Robin Hood'' (US Publisher: K-tel Software) | ||
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| − | Computer Magic | + | Computer Magic developed and sold ''Robot*Link'', a software package compatible with Apple II, IBM, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 computers that allowed you to program Tomy's toy robots. [http://www.theoldrobots.com/book46/Omnibot-Family4.pdf] [http://www.theoldrobots.com/book60/Robo_Link.pdf] |
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| + | Along with the ''Robot*Link'', Computer Magic also promoted these accessories/accessory packs: Robotyx salespeople, Sonar Experimentors Kit, Verbot Basketball, Verbot Bowling, and Robot War. [http://www.theoldrobots.com/book46/Omnibot-Family8.pdf] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://atariage.com/forums/topic/135553-impossible-mission-guess-who/ Programmer Arthur Krewat on the AtariAge forums] |
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:54, 22 August 2021
Computer Magic, Ltd. was a Long Island, New York-based software house incorporated on February 26, 1980. It is not to be confused with the Atari 2600 publisher Computer Magic Inc. (aka CommaVid) [1] or a publisher by the same name based in the UK. [2]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources
2600
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: Xonox)
7800
- California Games (unreleased) (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (Atari)
- Impossible Mission (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- One-on-One Basketball (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- Summer Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (US Publisher: Atari)
- Winter Games (under subcontract with Man Development Corp.?) (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
- Robin Hood (US Publisher: K-tel Software)
Computer Magic developed and sold Robot*Link, a software package compatible with Apple II, IBM, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 computers that allowed you to program Tomy's toy robots. [5] [6]
Along with the Robot*Link, Computer Magic also promoted these accessories/accessory packs: Robotyx salespeople, Sonar Experimentors Kit, Verbot Basketball, Verbot Bowling, and Robot War. [7]
