Programma International

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Programma International, Inc.
Company type Corporation
Industry Video games
Defunct1983 (1983)
Headquarters Los Angeles
Key people
David Gordon (president)
Mel Norell (VP)
Number of employees
60
Parent Hayden Publishing (1980)

Programma International, Inc. was one of the first personal computer software publishers. Established in the late 1970s by David Gordon, it published a line of approximately 300 game, programming utility, and office productivity products for the Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80 and other personal computer systems. Hayden Publishing bought Programma International in 1980 and the company went out of business in 1983.

Notable titles published

YearTitleGenresPlatforms
6502 Forth [1] Programming language Apple II
ASM65 Assembler [2] Assembler Apple II
Apple Alley [3] Apple II
Apple Invader [3] Action Apple II
Alien Invasion [3] Action Apple II
Apple PIE [4] Utility software Apple II
Baseball [3] Sports Apple II
Blitzkrieg [3] Apple II
Boxing [3] Sports Apple II
Breakthru [3] Action Apple II
Canter Downs [3] Action Apple II
Clowns and Ballons [3] Action Apple II
Death Race [3] Apple II
Dragon Maze [5] Maze Apple II
Frustration [3] Apple II
Guided Missile [3] Action Apple II
I-Ching [3] Apple II
Jupiter Express [5] Action Apple II
Lores Hyperpak [3] Apple II
Mouse Hole [3] Apple II
Nightmare Number Nine [5] Apple II
Peg Jump [3] Apple II
Perpetual Calendar [3] Apple II
Star Voyager [3] Apple II
Stunt Cycle [3] Action Apple II
Word Wackey [3] Apple II
1978 3-D Docking Mission [5] Apple II
1978Phasor Zap [5] Action Apple II
1979Lisa Interactive Assembler [6] Assembler Apple II
1979Football [7] Sports Commodore 64
1979Camera Obscura [8] Puzzle Apple II
1980Z-A-P [9] Action Commodore PET

References

  1. ↑ Weyrich, Steven. "Apple II History, Chapter 17" . Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  2. ↑ "The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits". March 28, 1994. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Programma International". Call-A.P.P.L.E. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  4. ↑ Zack, P. Orin. "Behind 'The Shoals of Time'". .Mac. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hague, James (April 19, 1999). "The Giant List of Game Programmers". Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  6. ↑ Hyde, Randall Loren. "Lisa v2.6". Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Gamebase 64 - Football" . Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  8. ↑ Hewston, Alan (April 2004). "Interview with Classic Games Programmer Robert C. McNally". Retrogaming Times. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Programma International Catalog (1980)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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