Delta Tao Software is an American software developer and publisher focusing on games for Macintosh, though some of its more popular products have been ported to Windows, Linux, and other platforms.
History
Delta Tao was founded in 1990 by Joe Williams and Tim Cotter, who had developed
Color MacCheese, a paint program notable for being the first to use 24-bit color and for its $49 price tag at a time when its nearest competitor,
PixelPaint, was $399.
Delta Tao hosted a booth at Mac World Boston in 1990, featuring Color MacCheese and Polly MacBeep.
Delta Tao uses minimalist software packaging, which has earned them recognition as an eco-friendly software company. A demo version of the company's ''Eric's Ultimate Solitaire'' program was shipped with each Macintosh at one point.
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Spaceward Ho!
''Spaceward Ho!'' is a turn-based science fiction computer strategy game that was written by Peter Commons, designed by Joe Williams and published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990, and further upgrades followed reg ...
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Clan Lord''
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Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
''Eric's Ultimate Solitaire'' (also known as Eric's Ultimate Solitaire X) is a commercial solitaire game developed by Delta Tao Software for the Macintosh. The game was later ported to Linux by Loki Software.
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Dark Castle
''Dark Castle'' is a 1986 platform game for Macintosh, originally published by Silicon Beach Software. The game was designed and animated by Mark Pierce and programmed by Jonathan Gay, with Real Sound provided by Eric Zocher. In ''Dark Castle'', ...
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Strategic Conquest''
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Eric's Cascade''
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Color MacCheese''
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Apprentice
Apprenticeship is a system for training a potential new practitioners of a Tradesman, trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study. Apprenticeships may also enable practitioners to gain a license to practice in ...
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Zeus
Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the List of Greek deities, Greek pantheon. He is a sky father, sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Zeus is the child ...
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Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his ...
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Polly MacBeep''
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WonderPrint''
References
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Delta Tao IGN profile
Software companies established in 1990
Macintosh software companies
Video game development companies
Video game publishers
Video game companies of the United States
Companies based in Sacramento County, California
1990 establishments in California
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