Casady & Greene
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Casady & Greene, founded in 1984 by Robin Casady
, was a software publisher of shareware
products, primarily for the Macintosh. C&G published font
s in the earlier days of desktop publishing
; founder Casady partnered with Michael Greene, founder of Greene Inc who developed QuickDex
. An expansion into games came in 1987, when they published Crystal Quest
by Patrick Buckland. This game marked their only foray into the Amiga
market.
Other software to follow were the security suite AME
, crash recovery utility Crash Barrier, InfoGenie, iData, Let's Keep It Simple Spreadsheet (Let's KISS), Spreadsheet 2000
, InstaFiles! and various games: Sky Shadow
, Mission Starlight, Glider, Aqua Blooper Piper, Pararena
, Mission Thunderbolt
, Spaceway 2000, Silicon Casino
, Glider PRO
, AmoebArena
, Step On It!
, Zone Warrior
I and II, and Crystal Crazy
.
C&G was the initial distributor of SoundJam MP
, a program which was the basis for Apple Computer
's iTunes
. They also distributed Conflict Catcher
and Spell Catcher, popular tools for the Classic Mac OS
. On July 3, 2003 C&G closed their doors officially due to ongoing financial problems, the result of continuing difficulty in selling their products due to the difficulty in transition from the Mac OS
"Classic" environment
to the fundamentally different Unix
-based one offered by Mac OS X
.
Robin Casady
Robin Casady founded Casady & Greene, a Macintosh software publisher and developer, in 1984 to publish fonts for the Macintosh 128K, the original Macintosh. After the closure of Casady & Greene, Casady worked with on updating and publishing the freeform database. Robin Casady is also involved in...
, was a software publisher of shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
products, primarily for the Macintosh. C&G published font
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface...
s in the earlier days of desktop publishing
Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing is the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer.The term has been used for publishing at all levels, from small-circulation documents such as local newsletters to books, magazines and newspapers...
; founder Casady partnered with Michael Greene, founder of Greene Inc who developed QuickDex
QuickDex
QuickDex is a free form database software application first released by Casady & Greene for the Mac OS. An update, QuickDex II was released and the product eventually became InfoGenie and then iData Pro. The purpose of this software is to store text data that doesn't fit into more rigid database...
. An expansion into games came in 1987, when they published Crystal Quest
Crystal Quest
Crystal Quest is an action computer game for the Apple Macintosh and Apple IIgs. It was written by Patrick Buckland for Casady & Greene in 1987, and was ported to the IIgs in 1989 by Bill Heineman. Ports were also made to the Amiga, Nintendo Game Boy, iPhone OS, and Palm...
by Patrick Buckland. This game marked their only foray into the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
market.
Other software to follow were the security suite AME
AME
Ame, AME, or AmE may refer to* Anomalous Microwave Emission* Amé, a soft drink* Adaptive multithreaded encryption* African Methodist Episcopal Church* African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church* AME Accounting Software...
, crash recovery utility Crash Barrier, InfoGenie, iData, Let's Keep It Simple Spreadsheet (Let's KISS), Spreadsheet 2000
Spreadsheet 2000
Spreadsheet 2000 was a spreadsheet program for Apple Macintosh computers, published by Casady & Greene, a distributor of many "smaller" Mac releases. It appears to have seen little in terms of sales, and was withdrawn from the market after only a short time...
, InstaFiles! and various games: Sky Shadow
Sky Shadow
Sky Shadow is a 1990 Defender clone for the Mac OS, published by Casady & Greene. It was critically acclaimed when originally released, featuring detailed graphics and fast-paced gameplay. It was programmed by Patrick Buckland, author of the classic Mac Game Crystal Quest.- External links :*...
, Mission Starlight, Glider, Aqua Blooper Piper, Pararena
Pararena
Pararena is an action computer game for the Apple Macintosh computer originally written in 1990 by John Calhoun and released as shareware. It is a mouse-controlled ball game where two players compete on hoverboards in a parabolic arena with two "goals" on the sides...
, Mission Thunderbolt
Mission Thunderbolt
Mission: Thunderbolt is a roguelike computer game with a futuristic storyline. It was originally developed and released on DEC mainframes as Doomsday 2000, a four-part game, and later ported to both Mac OS and Windows. Mission: Thunderbolt is part 1 of the Jaunt Trooper series and was released on...
, Spaceway 2000, Silicon Casino
Silicon Casino
Silicon Casino was a Newton MessagePad game, created by John Calhoun and published by Casady & Greene in 1994, which let players win or lose virtual money through a series of casino-style games. Silicon Casino included blackjack, baccarat, craps, poker, and slot machines in a virtual gaming room....
, Glider PRO
Glider PRO
Glider PRO is an Apple Macintosh game first published by Casady & Greene in 1991. It is the final installment of the Glider series to date.When Casady & Greene went bankrupt, the rights to the series reverted to the author, John Calhoun, who opted to give a few versions of the game away for free...
, AmoebArena
AmoebArena
AmoebArena is a strategy computer game, written by Jason Regier and distributed by Casady & Greene for the Macintosh in 1994 and 1995. In the game, the player must defeat a human or computer opponent with amoebas in an arena. AmoebArena is based in the year 2309...
, Step On It!
Step on It!
Step On It! is a game that originated in the 1990s for the Apple Macintosh. The game was published by Casady & Greene. The game is a puzzle game, with various challenges that are all family friendly....
, Zone Warrior
Zone Warrior
Zone Warrior is a three-dimensional space flight simulator, published by Casady & Greene. The player plays as a lone defender of a remote space station under attack by aliens....
I and II, and Crystal Crazy
Crystal Crazy
Crystal Crazy is an arcade game, published by Casady & Greene for Mac OS during the 1990s. It is the sequel to Crystal Quest. The aim of the game is to collect crystals. It is not possible to play this game on Intel-based Macs without an emulator .Versions before 1.05 do not have sound on...
.
C&G was the initial distributor of SoundJam MP
SoundJam MP
SoundJam MP was an early MP3 player for the Mac OS, bought in 2000 by Apple and renamed iTunes. The program was written by Jeff Robbin and Bill Kincaid, published by Casady & Greene.-History and launch:...
, a program which was the basis for Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
's iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. They also distributed Conflict Catcher
Conflict Catcher
Conflict Catcher was a popular utility software application for the Mac OS, written by Jeff Robbin and published by Casady & Greene. It aided Macintosh users in solving operating system conflicts with extensions and control panels...
and Spell Catcher, popular tools for the Classic Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
. On July 3, 2003 C&G closed their doors officially due to ongoing financial problems, the result of continuing difficulty in selling their products due to the difficulty in transition from the Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
"Classic" environment
Classic (Mac OS X)
Classic, or Classic Environment, was a hardware and software abstraction layer in Mac OS X that allowed applications compatible with Mac OS 9 to run on the Mac OS X operating system...
to the fundamentally different Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
-based one offered by Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
.