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Dan Lovy here
- Subject: Dan Lovy here
- From: Dan <danlovy1961@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:13:27 -0800 (PST)
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It was with great amusement that I received a note from Neil Thayer
about this post. Yes, I am the author of the Apple II version of
Fraction Fever. I have in my collection of life memorabilia, a shrink
wrapped copy of this disk.
A few notes -
--You are correct, this was written in compiled BASIC. I was having
performance issues so I coded a few key routines in 6502 assembler
(the worlds first risc chip).
--This was my first commercial software title. I began working at
Spinnaker just after graduation. I got the assignment after boasting
to my boss that I could code it up in 2 weeks. So, yes, I was working
around the clock.
--This was 30 years ago, and the second time someone has found me
based on finding my name in a Spinnaker product.
I challenge this group to find my name in other Spinnaker Software
products. HINT - The other mention was found in a C64 version of a
Trillium (Spinnaker's adventure game spin off).
Prize - TBD