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− | + | '''Microdeal''' was a British software house, based in Cornwall. As well as publishing in-house games, they specialised in converting american [[Tandy|Tandy CoCo]] software to work on the Dragon. Microdeal mostly supplied their games on cassette, but a few titles were also realeased on 5 1/4" floppy discs.<br><br>The venture started in the early 80s and lasted to the early 90s. In September 1985 they decided to reduce their Dragon support to mail-order only, through their '''Micropost''' subsidiary. From January 1988 they no longer supported the Dragon, but focused their efforts on the new breed of 16-bits computers.<br><br>Microdeal was founded by John Symes and among their in-house programmers we find Steve Bak, Rita Jay and Ed Scio. [[Tandy|Tandy CoCo]] games were converted by Chas Robertson of [[Northern Software Consultants]], the same company that designed the copy-protection "dongle" for the game [[Buzzard Bait|Buzzard Bait]].<br><br>The company mascot was a wizz-kid named Cuthbert, who figured both in the company logo and in a series of games. Some of the games were written by in-house programmer Steve Bak, and some were american [[Tandy|Tandy CoCo]] games converted and renamed for the Cuthbert series.<br><br>'''Pocket Money Software''' was another Microdeal brand that published cheap and simple games at a lower price.<br>Microdeal also distributed games under the [[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix]] and [[Computerware (US)]] labels. | |
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+ | == Microdeal people == | ||
+ | *[[Alan Hobbs|Hobb, Alan]] - sales manager | ||
+ | *[[John Symes|Symes, John]] - managing director | ||
+ | <br><br> | ||
+ | {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%" | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | style="vertical-align: top" | <div style="border-right: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-right: 1em; border-top: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-top: 0.5em; border-bottom: #e4dede 1px solid; background-color: #f9f9f9"> | ||
+ | === Microdeal games === | ||
− | + | *[[Air Traffic Control|Air Traffic Control]] | |
+ | *[[Airball|Airball]] | ||
+ | *[[Alcatraz II|Alcatraz II]] | ||
+ | *[[Aquanaut 471|Aquanaut 471]] | ||
+ | *[[Athletyx|Athletyx]] | ||
+ | *[[Backgammon]] | ||
+ | *[[Bandito|Bandito]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Beam Rider|Beam Rider]] | ||
+ | *[[Bubble Buster|Bubble Buster]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Buzzard Bait|Buzzard Bait]] ([[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Cash Man|Cash Man]] | ||
+ | *[[Caverns Of Doom|Caverns Of Doom]] | ||
+ | *[[Chambers|Chambers]] | ||
+ | *[[Cosmic Zap|Cosmic Zap]] | ||
+ | *[[Crash|Crash]] | ||
+ | *[[Crazy Painter|Crazy Painter]] | ||
+ | *[[Cu*Ber]] ([[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert And The Golden Chalice|Cuthbert And The Golden Chalice]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert Goes Digging|Cuthbert Goes Digging]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert Goes Walkabout|Cuthbert Goes Walkabout]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert In Space|Cutbert In Space]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert In The Cooler|Cuthbert In The Cooler]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert In The Jungle|Cuthbert In The Jungle]] | ||
+ | *[[Cuthbert In The Mines|Cuthbert In The Mines]] | ||
+ | *[[The Dark Pit|Dark Pit, The]] | ||
+ | *[[Dancing Devil|Dancing Devil]] ([[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Danger Ranger|Danger Ranger]] | ||
+ | *[[Datafall|Datafall]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Defense|Defense]] | ||
+ | *[[Demolition Derby|Demolition Derby]] | ||
+ | *[[Demon Seed|Demon Seed]] | ||
+ | *[[Devil Assault|Devil Assault]] | ||
+ | *[[Donkey King|Donkey King (aka The King)]] | ||
+ | *[[Doodle Bug|Doodle Bug]] | ||
+ | *[[Downland|Downland]] | ||
+ | *[[Draconian|Draconian]] | ||
+ | *[[Dragon Hawk|Dragon Hawk]] | ||
+ | *[[Dragon Invaders|Dragon Invaders]] | ||
+ | *[[Dungeon Raid|Dungeon Raid]] | ||
+ | *[[Eight Ball Pool|Eight Ball Pool]] | ||
+ | *[[El Diablero]] ([[Computerware (US)|Computerware (US) label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Electron|Electron]] ([[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Escape|Escape]] | ||
+ | *[[Fearless Freddy|Fearless Freddy]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Flag|Flag]] | ||
+ | *[[Flipper|Flipper]] | ||
+ | *[[Frogger|Frogger, The Official]] | ||
+ | *[[Fury|Fury]] | ||
+ | *[[Galactic Ambush|Galactic Ambush]] | ||
+ | *[[Galagon|Galagon]] | ||
+ | *[[Ghost Attack]] ([[Computerware (US)|Computerware (US) label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Glaxxons|Glaxxons]] | ||
+ | *[[Golf|Golf]] | ||
+ | *[[Grabber|Grabber]] | ||
+ | *[[Ice Castles]] | ||
+ | *[[Intergalactic Force|Intergalactic Force]] | ||
+ | *[[Invader's Revenge|Invader's Revenge]] | ||
+ | *[[Jerusalem Adventure 2|Jerusalem Adventure 2]] | ||
+ | *[[Jet Boot Colin|Jet Boot Colin]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Junior's Revenge|Junior's Revenge]] ([[Computerware (US)|Computerware (US) label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Katerpillar Attack|Katerpillar Attack]] | ||
+ | *[[Katerpillar Two|Katerpillar Two]] ([[Tom Mix Software Ltd|Tom Mix Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Keys Of The Wizard|Keys Of The Wizard]] | ||
+ | *[[The King|King, The (aka Donkey King)]] | ||
+ | *[[King Cuthbert|King Cuthbert]] | ||
+ | *[[King Tut|King Tut]] | ||
+ | *[[Lunar Rover Patrol]] | ||
+ | *[[Mansion Adventure 1|Mansion Adventure 1]] | ||
+ | *[[Module Man|Module Man]] | ||
+ | *[[Morocco Grand Prix|Morocco Grand Prix]] | ||
+ | *[[Mr. Dig|Mr. Dig!]] | ||
+ | *[[Mudpies|Mudpies]] | ||
+ | *[[Pengamon|Pengamon]] | ||
+ | *[[Pengon|Pengon]] | ||
+ | *[[Phantom Slayer|Phantom Slayer]] | ||
+ | *[[Pinball|Pinball]] | ||
+ | *[[Pit Fiend|Pit Fiend]] | ||
+ | *[[Planet Invasion|Planet Invasion]] | ||
+ | *[[Program Pack 3]] | ||
+ | *[[Racer Ball|Racer Ball]] | ||
+ | *[[Robin Hood|Robin Hood]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Rommel 3D|Rommel 3D]] | ||
+ | *[[Scarfman|Scarfman]] | ||
+ | *[[Shock Trooper|Shock Trooper]] | ||
+ | *[[Skramble|Skramble]] | ||
+ | *[[Slide|Slide]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Space Fighter|Space Fighter]] | ||
+ | *[[Space Monopoly|Space Monopoly]] | ||
+ | *[[Space Raiders|Space Raiders]] | ||
+ | *[[Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle]] | ||
+ | *[[Space War|Space War]] | ||
+ | *[[Space Wreck|Space Wreck]] | ||
+ | *[[Speed Racer|Speed Racer]] | ||
+ | *[[Star Spores|Star Spores]] | ||
+ | *[[Stone Raider II|Stone Raider II]] | ||
+ | *[[Storm|Storm]] | ||
+ | *[[Syzygy|Syzygy]] | ||
+ | *[[Talking Android Attack|Talking Android Attack]] | ||
+ | *[[Tanglewood|Tanglewood]] | ||
+ | *[[Tea Time|Tea Time]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Time Bandit|Time Bandit]] | ||
+ | *[[Toppler|Toppler]] ([[Pocket Money Software|Pocket Money Software label]]) | ||
+ | *[[Touchstone|Touchstone]] | ||
+ | *[[Trekboer|Trekboer]] | ||
+ | *[[Ultimate Adventure 4|Ultimate Adventure 4]] | ||
+ | *[[The Vortex Factor|Vortex Factor, The]] | ||
+ | *[[Williamsburg Adventure 3|Williamsburg Adventure 3]] | ||
+ | *[[Wizards Quest|Wizards Quest]] | ||
+ | *[[Worlds Of Flight|Worlds Of Flight]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%" | |
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | style="vertical-align: top" | <div style="border-right: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-right: 1em; border-top: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-top: 0.5em; border-bottom: #e4dede 1px solid; background-color: #f9f9f9"> | ||
+ | === Microdeal applications === | ||
+ | *[[Co-Res]] | ||
+ | *[[The Dragon Composer|Dragon Composer, The]] | ||
+ | *[[Filmastr|Filmastr]] | ||
+ | *[[Machine Language Tutorial]] | ||
+ | *[[Programmers Utilities|Programmers Utilities]] | ||
+ | *[[Rainbow Writer|Rainbow Writer]] | ||
+ | *[[Tele-Artist]] | ||
+ | *[[Tele-Forth|Tele-Forth]] | ||
+ | *[[Telewriter|Telewriter]] | ||
+ | *[[Telemod|Telemod (for Telewriter)]] | ||
− | + | </div> | |
+ | |} | ||
+ | {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%" | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | style="vertical-align: top" | <div style="border-right: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-right: 1em; border-top: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: #e4dede 1px solid; padding-top: 0.5em; border-bottom: #e4dede 1px solid; background-color: #f9f9f9"> | ||
+ | === Microdeal educational === | ||
− | [[ | + | *[[Teletutor]] |
+ | *[[Touch Typing Tutor|Touch Typing Tutor]] | ||
− | + | </div> | |
+ | |} | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, 19 July 2009
Microdeal was a British software house, based in Cornwall. As well as publishing in-house games, they specialised in converting american Tandy CoCo software to work on the Dragon. Microdeal mostly supplied their games on cassette, but a few titles were also realeased on 5 1/4" floppy discs.
The venture started in the early 80s and lasted to the early 90s. In September 1985 they decided to reduce their Dragon support to mail-order only, through their Micropost subsidiary. From January 1988 they no longer supported the Dragon, but focused their efforts on the new breed of 16-bits computers.
Microdeal was founded by John Symes and among their in-house programmers we find Steve Bak, Rita Jay and Ed Scio. Tandy CoCo games were converted by Chas Robertson of Northern Software Consultants, the same company that designed the copy-protection "dongle" for the game Buzzard Bait.
The company mascot was a wizz-kid named Cuthbert, who figured both in the company logo and in a series of games. Some of the games were written by in-house programmer Steve Bak, and some were american Tandy CoCo games converted and renamed for the Cuthbert series.
Pocket Money Software was another Microdeal brand that published cheap and simple games at a lower price.
Microdeal also distributed games under the Tom Mix and Computerware (US) labels.
Microdeal people
- Hobb, Alan - sales manager
- Symes, John - managing director
Microdeal educational |