Datamost

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Datamost was a software design company based in Chatsworth, California that operated in the early 1980s, producing games and other software mainly for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari platforms, with some for the IBM PC. Datamost also published educational and reference materials related to computers and computer programming.

1 Software
2 Publications
3 Members
4 External links

[edit] Software

The title screen from Datamost's Cavern Creatures.

Datamost's software projects included:

County Fair by Dan Illowsky (1981)
Money Munchers by Bob Bishop (1982)
Aztec by Paul Stephenson (1982)
Space Strike by Michael Abrash (1982)
Tharolian Tunnels by Rod Nelsen (1982)
The Bilestoad by Marc Goodman (1982)
The Missing Ring by Terry Romine (1982)
Snack Attack by Dan Illowsky (1982)
Swashbuckler by Paul Stephenson (1982)
Tubeway by David Van Brink (1982)
Ardy The Aardvark (1983)
Argos by Ron Lowrance (1983)
Cavern Creatures by Paul Lowrance (1983)
Cohen's Towers (1983)
Conquering Worlds (1983)
The Cosmic Tunnels (1983)
Monster Smash (1983)
Mating Zone (1983)
Round About (1983)
Space Ark (1983)
Ankh by David Van Brink (1984)
Earthly Delights (1984)
The Logo Workbook (1984)
Mabel's Mansion (1984)
Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory (1984)
My Chess II (1984)
Polar Pierre (1984)
Super Bunny
WizPlus

[edit] Publications

How to Program the Apple II Using 6502 Assembly Language (1981)
How to Write an Apple Program (1982) by Ed Faulk
P-Source (Inside Apple Pascal) (1982) by Randall Hyde
The Elementary Apple (1983) by William B. Sanders
The Atari Experience
Atari Roots (1984) [1] by Mark Andrews
The Musical Atari (1984) by Hal Glickman
The Apple Almanac by Eric Goez and William Sanders
Apple Macintosh Primer (1984) by William B. Sanders

[edit] Members

Known Datamost developers and contributors include Mark Andrews, Bob Bishop, Dave Eisler, Hal Glickman, Marc Goodman, Dave Gordon, Paul Lowrance, Ron Rosen, Robert C. McNally, Randall Hyde, Paul Stephenson, Eric Goez and Williams Sanders.