Things have settled down and I’m enjoying my new teaching role. The primary problem is that I didn’t conclude all my contracts before starting this new job. Some of them are perilously overdue, and the fiscal year under which I operate ends on 30 September. Thus, I have been spending […]
Opening the Gold Box, Part 6: A Troubled Marriage
This pie chart prepared by the investment firm Piper Jaffray Research provides a snapshot of the American computer-game industry as of 1993. Sierra leads the pack with a market share of 11.8 percent, trailed closely by Spectrum Holobyte, who have just increased their profile dramatically by acquiring MicroProse Software. Electronic […]