Programma International Explained

Programma International, Inc.
Type:Corporation
Foundation:(defunct 1983)
Location:Los Angeles
Key People:David Gordon President
Mel Norell VP
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:60
Parent:Hayden Publishing (1980)

Programma International 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apple II History, Chapter 17 . 2006-09-01 . Weyrich . Steven .
  2. Web site: The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits . 2006-09-01 . March 28, 1994 .
  3. Web site: Programma International . 2006-09-01 . .
  4. Web site: Behind 'The Shoals of Time' . 2006-09-01 . . Zack . P. Orin . https://web.archive.org/web/20041206062420/http://homepage.mac.com/p_orin_zack/Data/Fiction/WritingShoals.htm . 2004-12-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: The Giant List of Game Programmers . 2006-09-01 . Hague . James . April 19, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060813183053/http://1000bit.net/storia/perso/giant_list.asp . August 13, 2006 . dead .
  6. Web site: Lisa v2.6 . 2006-09-01 . Hyde . Randall Loren . https://web.archive.org/web/20061103064050/http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~rhyde/lisa26.htm . 2006-11-03.
  7. Web site: Gamebase 64 - Football . 2006-09-01 .
  8. Web site: Interview with Classic Games Programmer Robert C. McNally . 2006-09-01 . Retrogaming Times . Hewston . Alan . April 2004 .
  9. Web site: Programma International Catalog (1980) . 2015-01-02 .