Callisto Corporation was a
software development
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company founded by Robert Harris, Mike Barta and
Seth Lipkin in May 1989.
Prior to founding the company, all three worked at
GCC Technologies.
They were best known for their series of
computer game
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s for the
Macintosh
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in the 1990s, including
ClockWerx,
Spin Doctor
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providing a biased interpretation of an event. While traditional public relations and advertising may manage their presentation of facts, "spin" often i ...
,
Super Maze Wars and
Super Mines. They also were contracted out to work on the software titles
Math Blaster,
Reading Blaster, and
Typing Tutor. From 1990 to 1992, they created and expanded
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, a networked meeting-scheduling product. In 1991, Callisto sold Meeting Maker to
ON Technology
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.
From 1997 to 2007, the company focused on consumer digital photo software, which resulted in PhotoParade. In mid-2008, the PhotoParade.com web site was changed to indicate that direct emailing of PhotoParade files would no longer be supported. At the same time, all links to support and purchasing options were removed from the website.
Callisto Corp. operated independently in
Natick, Massachusetts
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.
Callisto Software, Inc.
Another company called Callisto Software, Inc., based in Wheaton, specialized in mobile device management, and was acquired by
Novell
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in 2001.
Novell Adds Mobile and Wireless Device Management to ZENworks Portfolio Through Acquisition of Callisto Software
retrieved 4 September 2012
See also
* Casady & Greene
* Mac gaming
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Notes
External links
PhotoParade
essentially defunct, but as of 4 September 2012, still had the free PhotoParade player available for download.
Digibarn - Callisto SuperMazeWars
Video game companies of the United States
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