Software Arts [SEP] inception
Software Arts
Software Arts was a software company founded by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in 1979 to develop VisiCalc, which was published by a separate company, Personal Software Inc., later named VisiCorp.
Software Arts also developed TK!Solver, a numeric equation solving system originally developed by Milos Konopasek, and "Spotlight","a desktop organizer for the I.B.M. Personal Computer."
By early 1984 "InfoWorld" estimated that Software Arts was the world's 13th-largest microcomputer-software company, with $12 million in 1983 sales. It
Heroes of the 357th
Heroes of the 357th is a 1991 video game developed by Canadian studio Midnight Software and published by Electronic Arts for DOS.
Gameplay.
"Heroes of the 357th" is a World War II flight simulator.
Reception.
In 1996, "Computer Gaming World" declared "Heroes of the 357th" the 30th-worst computer game ever released.
Reviews.
- "Computer Gaming World" (Sep, 1993)