McT

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McT (Microcomputer Technologies; aka "McToy") was incorporated as Loudware, Inc. on September 22, 1982. [1] The company was founded by inventor Bob McCaslin with an investor named J.P. Heyes and is perhaps best known for producing the SpeeDemon accelerator for the Apple II. The company split up at some point, with some former employees starting Zip Technology and others starting Bits & Pieces (Bits & Pieces Technology, Inc.), both of which also produced Apple II accelerators. [2]

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2600

  • Dr Pepper (unreleased) (publisher unknown) [Eric Popejoy?]
  • Heart Like a Wheel (unreleased) (Fox Video Games) [Jim Collas] [3]

5200

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (US Publisher: Sega) [Ken Jordan]
  • Tapper (unreleased) (Sega) [Ken Jordan]

Apple II

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (US Publisher: Sega) [Ken Jordan]
  • Up'n Down (US Publisher: Sega) [Eric Popejoy, Ken Jordan]

Atari 8-bit

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (US Publisher: Sega) [Ken Jordan]
  • Tapper (US Publisher: Sega) [Ken Jordan]
  • Up'n Down (US Publisher: Sega; UK Publisher: U.S. Gold) [Charlie Kulas] [4]

Commodore 64

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Up'n Down (US Publisher: Sega; UK Publisher: U.S. Gold) [Tony Vece?]

VIC-20

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega) [Eric Popejoy]

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