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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> P<br /> PROLOGUE<br /> <br /> +--------------------------------------+<br /> | |<br /> | During the mid 8O's, all the kids in |<br /> | the block were playing games on the |<br /> | Commodore 64. The machine was the |<br /> | talk of the town. |<br /> | |<br /> | Today technology has passed the |<br /> | Commodore 64 by a million miles. |<br /> | |<br /> | And the kids in the block play their |<br /> | games on the PC, Nintendo and Sega. |<br /> | In some cases, even the Amiga. |<br /> | |<br /> +--------------------------------------+<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> +--------------------------------------+<br /> |But then something really interesting |<br /> | happened. The former Eastern block |<br /> |opened. And not having adapted proper-|<br /> |ly the western block economically, |<br /> | one could hardly afford the PC, |<br /> | Nintendo or Sega. |<br /> | |<br /> | So the Commodore 64 experienced yet |<br /> | another success. |<br /> | |<br /> | And with it, so did the games. |<br /> +--------------------------------------+<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> C S<br /> Cherry Software<br /> ________________________________________<br /> <br /> T<br /> The come of age<br /> _______________<br /> <br /> It may appear slighly odd producing<br /> games for a computer that was launched<br /> in 1981. The Commodore 64 is still the<br /> same machine today, as it was back then.<br /> The programmingtechniques are differ-<br /> ent. Therefore the games we do today,<br /> were impossible to do just a few years<br /> back.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> T<br /> The launch of a company<br /> _______________________<br /> Cherry Software was founded in early<br /> 1993 with one firm belief - to produce<br /> highquality software for the Commodore<br /> 64. To create a solid economy, and even<br /> more importantly, routine in the soft-<br /> warebusiness, we focues on the East<br /> European market only. Since some 6<br /> months back, Cherry Software has ex-<br /> panded immensly. Moving to new offices,<br /> employing new people and hiring even<br /> more developing teams. Today Cherry<br /> Software employs 12 entire freelancing<br /> teams, all devoted in finishing their<br /> products for the Commodore 64 market.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> **<br /> \/<br /> <br /> F<br /> Finding the markets<br /> ___________________<br /> Still, we know there is much more po-<br /> tential market than the Eastern parts<br /> of Europe. The Commodore 64 has since<br /> its launch in 1981 sold over 15 millin<br /> computers, making it one of the biggest<br /> successes in digital history. Today,<br /> 1995 there are still 85O.OOO active<br /> Commodore users, and it is our sincere<br /> duty to let them know that we exist.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> G<br /> Great news from the front<br /> _________________________<br /> Even greater news from the front have<br /> appeared most recently. The German based<br /> company ESCOM bought the entire Commo-<br /> dore company, and with that announced<br /> a relaunch in production of the Com-<br /> modore 64. According to ESCOM, this is<br /> not to cover the Eastern parts of<br /> Europe, but instead focusing on an<br /> entirely new market; China. ESCOM have<br /> estimated over 2 million Commodore 64's<br /> being sold there before the end of the<br /> year. This triggers an enormous market,<br /> and a great potential for all game-<br /> creators who are still out there in<br /> the field.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> T<br /> Taking the lead<br /> _______________<br /> Today we dare saying we will be leading<br /> the softwaremarket on the Commodore 64.<br /> Most of our programmers, in-house and<br /> freelancing, have their roots in the<br /> public domain/demosector, having had<br /> all the time in the world to pollish<br /> their talents.<br /> <br /> <br /> **<br /> \/<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q<br /> Quality is the keyword<br /> ______________________<br /> Our games will speak for themselves.<br /> Unfortunately, there has been a slight<br /> setback in the software market on the<br /> Commodore 64. A few years of dull<br /> puzzlegames and uninspiring titles<br /> that have not quite managed to sail<br /> under the flag of quality. That is<br /> not what we want. But more importantly,<br /> that is not what the players want.<br /> They want addictive, beautiful and<br /> stimulating games.<br /> <br /> That's what they will get.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Due to immense expansion<br /> <br /> C H E R R Y S O F T W A R E<br /> <br /> seeks programmers for the<br /> 6502/68000/6800/65C016-processors<br /> as well as artist and musicians.<br /> <br /> CHERRY SOFTWARE today employs 12 entire<br /> development teams involved in producing<br /> fullprice titles. Our negotiations with<br /> ESCOM will trigger a wide oppurtunity<br /> to joboffers and money to make.<br /> <br /> <br /> Send your qualifications and samples<br /> of artwork to the address below.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> +------------------------------+<br /> | CHERRY SOFTWARE |<br /> | CHERRY SOFTWARE |<br /> | Att: Personel &amp;amp; Organization |<br /> | Rullagergatan 9 |<br /> | 415 26 Goteborg |<br /> | Sweden |<br /> | |<br /> | Tel: +46/(O)31-373297 |<br /> +------------------------------+<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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