Basic instinct for math? It seems that there are two numbering systems in humans - a general sense of numbers for some quick and dirty estimates and some more genuine computation skills of showing the result of (2327)^2. At least the first capacity seems to be inborn (and an important survival skill). According a recent SZ article (29th Sept 2008) a host of new studies now show that the two number systems, the bestial and celestial, may be profoundly related, an insight with potentially b
SiliconValley: "Yeah, penguin logo. See, Cafiero is a Linux guy. Maybe you know one -- or a Linux woman. Maybe you know that to love Linux is to live Linux -- that you don't just use free and open-source software, you embrace it and evangelize it."
Cassidy: Linux Devotee Tries to Spread the Word Linux Today Tue, 09/16/2008 - 04:01 SiliconValley: "Yeah, penguin logo. See, Cafiero is a Linux guy. Maybe you know one -- or a Linux woman. Maybe you know that to love Linux is to live Linux -- that you don't just use free and open-source software, you embrace it and evangelize it."
Dropbox is a free file sharing/syncing application. If you do a lot of commuting on the go, but have a desktop as your main machine, this app is for you. Dropbox is an app that runs in your system try. It looks at a folder on whatever machine you’re on and if there are changes to the files or the filesystem, it will update all your other machines seamlessly in the background. It’s an amazing piece of software that “just worksâ€. Another cool thing, is the files are accessible from any machine
I recently found a Yahoo! games article conveniently telling us the Top 100 computer software games of all time. Great stuff - but do we agree? The first thing i noticed is that Tetris is in there, which is a superb game. It's so good that many mobile phones have it as part of their built in games these days (except mine!). There's also Mario in the list (and rightly so!), everyone's favourite little red-capped hero. Mario has covered all computer ground and if you have a Nintendo Wii then i s
Penguin Software was a video game publisher from Geneva, Illinois that produced graphics software and games for the Apple II, Macintosh, IBM, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari 8-bit, and Atari ST computers. They are mostly known for their graphics programs Graphics Magician and Complete Graphics System, graphic adventure games such as the Transylvania series, arcade-style games like Spy's Demise, and computer role-playing games such as Xyphus.
The company was founded in 1978 by Mark Pelczarski but adopted the name of "Penguin Software" only in 1981. Like many other home computer publishers at the time, Penguin Software openly credited the developers of their games on boxes and title screen; developers that were often not direct employees of Penguin Software but rather independent designers that were paid royalties by Penguin Software for the games that sold.
One of the other widely-touted aspects of Penguin Software's titles was that they deliberately stopped using copy protection, thus making it easier to back up their programs. Pelczarski took out advertisements in many computer magazines to describe his position, and asked that users of their software not abuse their trust.
Penguin Software was confronted by Penguin Books in regard of infringement of their name. Fearing that the legal costs of a lawsuit could have decimated his company, even in the case of an eventual victory, Pelczarski renamed his company Polarware in 1986, ending the "Penguin Software" brand.
In 1987 Polarware was purchased by four employees, Jeffrey (JJ) Jay, Steve Greene, Peg Smith, and Trish Glenn. This new team produced the award-winning children's software series written by Brian Rice, The Electric Crayon, a simple electronic coloring book. In 1988, Polarware was acquired by another company and then disbanded later in the year.
External links
GraphicsMagician.com Mark Pelczarski's website
Penguin Books letters discussing use of the name
Penguin Software company profile from MobyGames
Cover of the game "Crime Wave" from Penguin Software from the Scott Schram website, creator of that game.
Cover of the game "Pie-Man" from Penguin Software from the Scott Schram website. Scott converted Eagle Berns' original Apple II version of the game to the Atari 800.
More Apple II games from Penguin Software from the Apple II World site (Japanese website)
