ANTIC Interview 308 - Jim Schuyler, Founder of DesignWare
Jim Schuyler, Founder of DesignWare \xa0 Jim Schuyler was Founder of DesignWare. Founded in 1980, Designware created educational software that was published by other companies \u2014 including SRA, Xerox, and Spinnaker \u2014 as well as software that it published under its own label. Designware's titles included Creature Creator, Grammar Examiner, Mission: Algebra, Spellicopter, and Trap-a-Zoid, among others. Jim programmed Story Machine himself, which was published by Spinnaker Software. Designware was acquired by PeachTree in 1984. \xa0 In preparation for this interview, Jim wrote a seven-part article on his blog about DesignWare's pre-history, story, and legacy.\xa0 \xa0 This interview took place on September 11, 2017. In it, we discuss Peter Rosenthal, David Seuss, and Bill Bowman, all of whom I previously interviewed.\xa0 \xa0 The intro and outro music is Confusion Reigns, composed by Jim Schuyler.\xa0 \xa0 A video version of this interview is also available.\xa0 \xa0 Peter Rosenthal interview \xa0 David Seuss interview \xa0 Bill Bowman interview \xa0 AtariMania's list of Designware software \xa0 1982 InfoWorld article about DesignWare \xa0 1983 InfoWorld interview with Jim \xa0 1984 PC Magazine Profile on Jim \xa0 Jim on Twitter \xa0 Jim's compositions on SoundCloud