Delta Tao Software

{{Infobox company

| type = Corporation

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1990}}

| location = 8032 Twin Oaks Ave, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

| key_people = Tim Cotter and Joe Williams

| industry = Video games

| products = Software

| homepage = {{url|deltatao.com}}

}}

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.{{cite news|title=Painting Renaissance For Less Than $300|work=MacWeek|date=1992-01-13|last=Andres|first=Clay|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-11723726/painting-renaissance-less-than.html|accessdate=2009-12-24}} Delta Tao hosted a booth at Mac World Boston in 1990, featuring Color MacCheese and Polly MacBeep.{{cite news|title=Macworld Impressions|last=Engst|first=Adam C.|url=http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-016.html|work=TidBITS|date=1990-08-13|accessdate=2009-12-24}}

Delta Tao uses minimalist software packaging, which has earned them recognition as an eco-friendly software company.{{cite web |last=Anbinder |first=Mark H. |title=Ultimate Responsibility |url=http://www.greenstone.org/greenstone3/nzdl;jsessionid=A9350FF1EA934845DF89E7383B54D398?a=d&book=off&c=tidbits&d=HASH012f09628d21145da6a43b.3&dt=hierarchy&p.a=b&p.sa=&p.s=ClassifierBrowse |work=TidBITS |date=1993-12-13 |accessdate=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727214621/http://www.greenstone.org/greenstone3/nzdl%3Bjsessionid%3DA9350FF1EA934845DF89E7383B54D398?a=d&book=off&c=tidbits&d=HASH012f09628d21145da6a43b.3&dt=hierarchy&p.a=b&p.sa=&p.s=ClassifierBrowse |archivedate=2011-07-27 }} A demo version of the company's Eric's Ultimate Solitaire program was shipped with each Macintosh at one point.{{cite web|last=Schwarz|first=Eric|title=Back to School Games|url=http://lowendmac.com/pom/01/0823.html|publisher=lowendmac.com|date=2001-08-23|accessdate=2009-12-24}}

Bibliography

Spaceward Ho!
Clan Lord
Eric's Ultimate Solitaire{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273946,00.html|last=Dione|first=Alexandria|date=1999-01-08|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Dealer's Choice|accessdate=2009-12-24|archive-date=2011-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005174901/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273946,00.html|url-status=dead}}
Multiple Dark Castle derivatives{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/050608-return-to-dark.html |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=2008-05-06 |title=Return to Dark Castle |work=Macworld |accessdate=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615022254/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/050608-return-to-dark.html |archivedate=2011-06-15 }}
Strategic Conquest
Eric's Cascade
Color MacCheese
Apprentice
Zeus
Monet
Polly MacBeep
WonderPrint{{cite news|title=WonderPrint improves image output: utility adds speed, halftone abilities.|last=McManus|first=Neil|date=1992-05-25|work=MacWeek|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-12182714/wonderprint-improves-image-output.html|accessdate=2009-12-24}}

References

External links

{{Official website|www.deltatao.com}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060109225045/http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025282.html Delta Tao IGN profile]

Category:Software companies established in 1990

Category:Macintosh software companies

Category:Video game development companies

Category:Video game publishers

Category:Video game companies of the United States

Category:Companies based in Sacramento County, California

Category:1990 establishments in California