Datasoft, Inc. (also written as DataSoft) was a software developer and publisher for home computers founded in 1980 by Pat Ketchum and based out of Chatsworth, California.[citation needed] Datasoft primarily published video games, including ports of arcade video games, games based on licenses from movies and 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]
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| Industry | Video games Productivity software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Pat Ketchum |
| Headquarters | , US |
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
editGames
edit- 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
- 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
edit- 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
edit- Bishop's Square / Maxwell's Demon (1982)[4]
Word processing
edit- Text Wizard (1981)
- Spell Wizard (1982)
- Letter Wizard (1984)
Other software
edit- Micro-Painter (1982)[5]
References
edit- ^ 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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