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''Not to be confused with [[Soft Machine]]''
  
*''Barrage'' (US Publisher: Sofmachine)
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'''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===
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*''Barrage'' (US Publisher: Databiotics)
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*''Dragonflyer'' (US Publisher: Databiotics)
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:<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)
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*''QMaze'' (US Publisher: Databiotics)
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:<small>Originally called ''Jumpy''</small>
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*''Vanguard'' (unreleased) (Atarisoft) [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ti99-4a/message/35996]
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==Links==
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*[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]

Links