Glenn Wichman
Encyclopedia
Glenn R. Wichman is a software developer
who is best known as one of the original authors of the computer game Rogue
, along with Michael Toy
, Ken Arnold
and Jon Lane. Wichman has also contributed to many other commercial software programs, including Microsoft Bookshelf
, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
and Quicken
. He is the creator of the Macintosh
shareware
games Toxic Ravine
and Mombasa.
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
who is best known as one of the original authors of the computer game Rogue
Rogue (computer game)
Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, in part due to the procedural generation of game content. Rogue popularized dungeon crawling as a video game trope, leading...
, along with Michael Toy
Michael Toy
Michael Toy is an American computer programmer. He was one of the developers of the 1980s dungeon-crawling computer game Rogue. He later became an employee of SGI and followed its founder Jim Clark when he left to form Netscape...
, Ken Arnold
Ken Arnold
Kenneth Cutts Richard Cabot Arnold is an American computer programmer well known as one of the developers of the 1980s dungeon-crawling computer game Rogue, for his contributions to the original Berkeley distribution of Unix, for his books and articles about C and C++ Kenneth Cutts Richard Cabot ...
and Jon Lane. Wichman has also contributed to many other commercial software programs, including Microsoft Bookshelf
Microsoft Bookshelf
Microsoft Bookshelf was a reference collection introduced in 1987 as part of Microsoft's extensive work in promoting CD-ROM technology as a distribution medium for electronic publishing. The original MS-DOS version showcased the massive storage capacity of CD-ROM technology, and was accessed while...
, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an application software program for teaching touch typing. The typing program was initially released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks and has been published regularly ever since. It was originally created by a team of developers from Software Toolworks...
and Quicken
Quicken
Quicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, Inc.Quicken runs on Windows and Macintosh systems. Previous versions ran on DOS. An online version is also available. The last version of Quicken for Macintosh computers was Quicken Essentials for Mac released in February 2010...
. He is the creator of the Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
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...
games Toxic Ravine
Toxic Ravine
Toxic Ravine is a small action computer game where one needs a lot of patience to successfully complete the two different levels to get the highest score possible. Version 1.1 was released in 1989 as shareware for the Macintosh...
and Mombasa.