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'''Woodside Design Associates, Inc.''' was a "high technology think tank" in Redwood City, California, headed by Jessica Stevens. [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0896.html] It was incorporated on April 2, 1981. [http://california.14thstory.com/woodside-design-associates-inc.html] The company was also involved with military contract work. [https://archive.org/stream/31-commodore-magazine/Commodore_Magazine_Vol-10-N07_1989_Jul#page/n53/mode/2up]
  
Redwood City, California-based company operated by Steve Kitchen/Jessica Stevens from 1982 to 1988. [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0896.html]
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In 1987, Woodside sued Apple for breach of contract, claiming Apple was acquiring the company to incorporate its flat-panel display technology into a future portable Macintosh. The deal fell through after Apple chairman Steve Jobs was ousted by president John Sculley. [http://books.google.com/books?id=yzAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA31&dq=%22woodside%20design%20associates%22&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=%22woodside%20design%20associates%22&f=false]
  
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources, shared credits
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Interviews, online resources, shared staff
  
 
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*''Donkey Kong'' (US Publisher: Coleco)
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*''Carnival'' (US Publisher: Coleco) [Jessica Stevens]
:<small>Contracted out to Steve's brother Garry [http://www.atarihq.com/othersec/library/kitchens.html]</small>
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*''Donkey Kong Junior'' (US Publisher: Coleco) [Harley H. Puthuff, Jr.]
*''Carnival'' (US Publisher: Coleco)
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*''Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space'' (US Publisher: Activision) [Jessica Stevens]
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*''Time Pilot'' (US Publisher: Coleco) [Harley H. Puthuff, Jr.]
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*''Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space'' (US Publisher: Activision) [Bob Henderson]
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===Atari 8-bit===
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*''Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space'' (US/UK Publisher: Activision) [Bob Henderson]
  
 
===ColecoVision===
 
===ColecoVision===
*''Space Shuttle'' (unreleased) (Activision) [http://www.linkedin.com/in/tyroberts]
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*''Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space'' (unreleased) (Activision) [Ty Roberts] [http://web.archive.org/web/20080502054635/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyroberts]
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The following titles turn up in [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/ the US Copyright Catalog]:
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===Super Micro===
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*''Crystals of Morga'' (unreleased)
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*''Spellbound'' (unreleased)
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*''Flysim'' [Bob Henderson]
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*''Oceans of Titan''
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*''Star Raker''
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 21 April 2019

Woodside Design Associates, Inc. was a "high technology think tank" in Redwood City, California, headed by Jessica Stevens. [1] It was incorporated on April 2, 1981. [2] The company was also involved with military contract work. [3]

In 1987, Woodside sued Apple for breach of contract, claiming Apple was acquiring the company to incorporate its flat-panel display technology into a future portable Macintosh. The deal fell through after Apple chairman Steve Jobs was ousted by president John Sculley. [4]

Research Methods: Interviews, online resources, shared staff

2600

  • Carnival (US Publisher: Coleco) [Jessica Stevens]
  • Donkey Kong Junior (US Publisher: Coleco) [Harley H. Puthuff, Jr.]
  • Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space (US Publisher: Activision) [Jessica Stevens]
  • Time Pilot (US Publisher: Coleco) [Harley H. Puthuff, Jr.]

5200

  • Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space (US Publisher: Activision) [Bob Henderson]

Atari 8-bit

  • Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space (US/UK Publisher: Activision) [Bob Henderson]

ColecoVision

  • Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space (unreleased) (Activision) [Ty Roberts] [5]


The following titles turn up in the US Copyright Catalog:

Super Micro

  • Crystals of Morga (unreleased)
  • Spellbound (unreleased)

?

  • Flysim [Bob Henderson]
  • Oceans of Titan
  • Star Raker