Designer(s) Fernando Herrera Developer Fernando Herrera Mode Single-player video game | Initial release date 1981 Genre Educational game Platform Atari 8-bit family | |
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Publishers Atari Program Exchange, Atari Similar Atari Program Exchange games, Other games | ||
Atari 8 bit my first alphabet program and taipei game shown
My First Alphabet is an educational for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It was programmed by Fernando Herrera and published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1981.
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- Atari 8 bit my first alphabet program and taipei game shown
- My first alphabet for the atari 8 bit family
- References
Herrera's son, Steve, was born with severe cataracts and was pronounced blind by medical specialists. Refusing to place his son in remedial classes, Herrera wrote a program to help his son learn the alphabet. After several months, his son made rapid progress, overcoming his handicap. The program later evolved into My First Alphabet.
When Atari began recognizing the top APX submissions in 1981, My First Alphabet was the first Atari Star Award winner, including a $25,000 prize. Herrera used the money to found First Star Software. Herrerra wrote First Star's initial title, Astro Chase (1982) as well as Bristles (1983). First Star was the maker of Boulder Dash (1984) and Spy vs. Spy (1984).