Difference between revisions of "Sofmachine"
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− | *''Barrage'' (US Publisher: | + | '''Sofmachine, Inc.''' was a company co-founded by Garth Dollahite, Jim Dramis, and Paul Urbanus, who wrote TI-99/4A games at Texas Instruments. [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ti/msg/aaba69490138c769] It was incorporated on March 31, 1983. [https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGetTp?Pg=tpid&Search_Nm=sofmachine%20&Button=search&Search_ID=30007341057] |
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+ | Due to a lack of venture capital funding and TI's exit from home computers, Sofmachine was unable to manufacture and market its three original games. Databiotics eventually published these under license. [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ti/msg/aaba69490138c769] | ||
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+ | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | ||
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+ | ===TI-99/4A=== | ||
+ | *''Barrage'' (US Publisher: Databiotics) | ||
+ | *''Dragonflyer'' (US Publisher: Databiotics) | ||
+ | :<small>Originally called ''Spot-Shot''</small> | ||
*''Jungle Hunt'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) | *''Jungle Hunt'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) | ||
*''Pole Position'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) | *''Pole Position'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft) | ||
− | *''Vanguard'' (unreleased) (Atarisoft) | + | *''QMaze'' (US Publisher: Databiotics) |
+ | :<small>Originally called ''Jumpy''</small> | ||
+ | *''Vanguard'' (unreleased) (Atarisoft) [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ti99-4a/message/35996] | ||
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+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | *[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ti99-4a/message/35996 Post by Paul Urbanus] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 5 April 2012
Not to be confused with Soft Machine
Sofmachine, Inc. was a company co-founded by Garth Dollahite, Jim Dramis, and Paul Urbanus, who wrote TI-99/4A games at Texas Instruments. [1] It was incorporated on March 31, 1983. [2]
Due to a lack of venture capital funding and TI's exit from home computers, Sofmachine was unable to manufacture and market its three original games. Databiotics eventually published these under license. [3]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links)
TI-99/4A
- Barrage (US Publisher: Databiotics)
- Dragonflyer (US Publisher: Databiotics)
- Originally called Spot-Shot
- Jungle Hunt (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
- Pole Position (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
- QMaze (US Publisher: Databiotics)
- Originally called Jumpy
- Vanguard (unreleased) (Atarisoft) [4]