Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) is a
music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...
-related
computer software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
At the lowest programming level, executable code consist ...
and
hardware supplier. It is based in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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and has created
music software since 1984. In the mid-1980s, Mark of the Unicorn sold productivity software and several games for the
Macintosh
The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and ...
,
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first per ...
, and
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore International, Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and sign ...
.
Products
Current
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Digital Performer
*
AudioDesk
Digital Performer is a digital audio workstation and music sequencer software package published by Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) of Cambridge, Massachusetts for the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms.
Ancestry
In 1984, Mark of th ...
Past
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MINCE
Mince may refer to:
* MINCE, an early text editor for CP/M microcomputers
* Mincing, a food preparation technique in which food ingredients are finely divided
* Ground meat, also known as ''mince'', meat that has been minced
** Ground beef, also ...
and SCRIBBLE, an
Emacs
Emacs , originally named EMACS (an acronym for "Editor MACroS"), is a family of text editors that are characterized by their extensibility. The manual for the most widely used variant, GNU Emacs, describes it as "the extensible, customizable, ...
-like editor and
Scribe
A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing.
The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its promi ...
-like text formatter for CP/M machines. MINCE was also available for the Atari ST.
* FinalWord word processor (sold and became
Sprint).
* Professional Composer, one of the first graphical music-notation editors.
* Mouse Stampede, arguably the first arcade-style game available for the Apple Macintosh (1984).
* ''
Hex'' game for the Atari ST and Amiga computers (released in 1985).
* The first FireWire Audio Interface for Mac and Windows.
* PC/Intercomm, VT100 emulator for the Atari ST.
InfoWorld Jun 16, 1986
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References
External links
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Computer companies of the United States
Companies based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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