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- From: dan@fch.wimsey.bc.ca (Dan Fandrich)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Status of Veteran Companies?
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- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 03:10:05 -0800
- References: <4e66oj$acg@ruby.ucc.nau.edu>
- Organization: Fandrich Cone Harvesters Ltd.
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- In article <4e66oj$acg@ruby.ucc.nau.edu> pap@dana.ucc.nau.edu writes:
- >What is the economic status of the companies listed below? They all seem
- >to have had a significant impact (hardware & software) in the
- >microcomputer industry of the early-1980's:
-
- [...]
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- >Activision - After making games for the Atari 2600 (or perhaps at the
- >same time), moved on to other platforms such as the Commodore 64. Games
- >were particularly good, and the graphics were outstanding.
-
- They're still around and among other projects have just released nostalgia
- packs of old C64 games and old 2600 games that run via emulators on a PC.
-
- >Br0derbound - (sp?) Before moving on to other platforms, put out
- >outstanding games the likes we have not seen in quite some time (Raid on
- >Bungling Bay,Spelunker,Load Runner,etc).
-
- Take a look at their web page <http://www.broderbund.com> and let us all
- know what they're up to!
-
- >>> Dan
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