Datasoft
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| Industry | Video games Productivity software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Pat Ketchum |
| Headquarters | , US |
Datasoft, Inc. (also written as DataSoft) was a software developer and publisher for
TV shows, and original games. Like competitor Synapse Software, they also published other software: development tools, word processors, and utilities. Text Wizard, written by William Robinson and published by Datasoft when he was 16, was the basis for AtariWriter.[1] Datasoft initially targeted the Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, and TRS-80 Color Computer, then later the Commodore 64, IBM PC, Atari ST, and Amiga. Starting in 1983, a line of lower cost software was published under the label Gentry Software.[2]
Datasoft went into bankruptcy,[when?] and its name and assets were purchased by two Datasoft executives, Samuel L. Poole and Ted Hoffman.[citation needed] They renamed the company IntelliCreations and distributed Datasoft games until it closed.
Software
Games
- 1982
- Canyon Climber
- Clowns and Balloons
- Dung Beetles
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Shooting Arcade
- The Sands of Egypt
- 1983
- Genesis
- Juno First, arcade port
- Moon Shuttle, arcade port
- Nibbler, arcade port
- O'Riley's Mine
- Pooyan, arcade port
- Zaxxon, arcade port
- 1984
- Conan
- Bruce Lee
- Lost Tomb, arcade port
- The Dallas Quest
- Mancopter
- Mr. Do!, arcade port
- Pac-Man, arcade port
- Pole Position, arcade port
- 1985
- Alternate Reality: The City
- The Goonies
- Tomahawk
- Zorro
- 1986
- Crosscheck
- Mercenary
- Mind Pursuit
- 1987
- 221B Baker Street
- Alternate Reality: The Dungeon
- Bismarck
- Black Magic
- Dark Lord
- Force 7
- Gunslinger[3]
- Saracen
- 1988
- Napoleon in Russia: Borodino 1812 (MS-DOS)
Games under the Gentry Software label
- Leap'in Lizards! (1983)
- Magneto Bugs (1983)
- Maniac Miner (1983)
- Maxwell's Demon / Memory Mania (1983)
- Rosen's Brigade (1983)
- Sea Bandit (1983)
- Spiderquake (1983)
- Starbase Fighter (1983)
- Target Practice (1983)
Education
- Bishop's Square / Maxwell's Demon (1982)[4]
Word processing
- Text Wizard (1981)
- Spell Wizard (1982)
- Letter Wizard (1984)
Other software
- Micro-Painter (1982)[5]
References
- ^ Cohen, Frank (June 1987). "The Making of AtariWriter Plus". ANALOG Computing (55): 9–10.
- ^ "New Products". ANALOG Computing (13): 17. September 1983.
- ^ "Gunslinger". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Bishop's Square / Maxwell's Demon". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Micropainter". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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