HomePak

HomePak
Original author(s)Russ Wetmore
Developer(s)Batteries Included
Ariolasoft[1] (EU)
Initial release1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Written inAction!
PlatformAtari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64 / 128, IBM PCjr

HomePak, published in 1984 by Batteries Included, is an integrated application written for the Atari 8-bit computers and ported to the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, IBM PCjr, and Apple II.[2] It includes a word processor (HomeText), database (HomeFind), and terminal communications program (HomeTerm). HomePak was designed by Russ Wetmore (who previously wrote the game Preppie!) for Star Systems Software, Inc. The Commodore 128 version was ported by Sean M. Puckett and Scott S. Smith.

The Atari 8-bit version of HomePak is implemented in the Action! programming language from Optimized Systems Software.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference davison was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "News & Products: New Products From Batteries Included". Compute! (74): 117. July 1986.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Ian (1985). "Author's Preface To The Revised Edition". Mapping the Atari. Greensboro, North Carolina: Compute! Publications, Inc. pp. v–vi. ISBN 0-87455-004-1.