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'''Quality Software''' was founded in mid-1978 [https://archive.org/details/QualitySoftwaresSpringSummer1982Catalog/page/n27] by Bob Christiansen and Bob Pierce, who met at Lockheed. [https://archive.org/details/softalkv4n08apr1984/page/40] It was incorporated as Q.S.I., Inc. on October 30, 1980, and voluntarily dissolved on October 29, 1992.
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources
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===Apple II===
 
===Apple II===
 
*''Battlezone'' (US Publisher: [[Atarisoft]]) [James Albanese]
 
*''Battlezone'' (US Publisher: [[Atarisoft]]) [James Albanese]
*''The Return of Heracles'' (US Publisher: Quality Software) [Jeff Weinstein]
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*''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
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*''The Return of Heracles'' (US Publisher: Quality Software) [Jeff Weinstein] [https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/return-of-heracles/credits]
  
 
===IBM PC===
 
===IBM PC===
*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Bob Christiansen (producer), Bob Pierce (lead programmer), Jeff Weinstein (additional programming)]
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*''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
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*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Bob Christiansen (producer), Bob Pierce (lead programmer), Jeff Weinstein (additional programming)] [https://www.mobygames.com/game/pc-booter/ms-pac-man/credits]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/softalkv4n08apr1984#page/40/mode/2up ''Softalk'' article "Exec Quality Software: At Home in Apple Manor"]
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/softalkv4n08apr1984#page/40/mode/2up ''Softalk'' article "Exec Quality Software: At Home in Apple Manor"]
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*Briefs related to a lawsuit Quality Software filed against Atari Holdings and Atari Corp. (Atarisoft)  [https://books.google.com/books?id=c7ESqLvF9CAC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false] [https://books.google.com/books?id=rwY1Fj4OznYC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false] [https://books.google.com/books?id=6siAHF-2wzgC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false] [https://books.google.com/books?id=9W5IEEKLR1QC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false] [https://books.google.com/books?id=0GKFBHceosUC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false]
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 5 December 2019

Quality Software was founded in mid-1978 [1] by Bob Christiansen and Bob Pierce, who met at Lockheed. [2] It was incorporated as Q.S.I., Inc. on October 30, 1980, and voluntarily dissolved on October 29, 1992.

Research Methods: Online resources

Apple II

  • Battlezone (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [James Albanese]
  • Donkey Kong Jr. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • The Return of Heracles (US Publisher: Quality Software) [Jeff Weinstein] [3]

IBM PC

  • Donkey Kong Jr. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Bob Christiansen (producer), Bob Pierce (lead programmer), Jeff Weinstein (additional programming)] [4]

Links