Red Ryder (software)

Red Ryder
Original author(s)Wat Buchanon, Scott Watson
Developer(s)The FreeSoft Company
Initial release1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Final release
10.3
Written inBASIC, C
Operating systemClassic Mac OS
TypeTerminal emulation, BBS
LicenseProprietary software; shareware distribution (up to 9.4), commercial distribution (since version 10.0)

Red Ryder is a communications and terminal emulation software program released for the Apple Macintosh in 1984. Initially distributed as a shareware, the application offered rich features and configuration settings. Red Ryder was discontinued in 1989 and replaced by White Knight.