Source Code to TAXMAN to be Released

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The source code to Taxman, one of the more popular Apple II games in the early 1980’s has been announced as being released very soon.   Hailed as the best Pac-Man clone available, Taxman plays nearly identical to the original Pac-Man.

The original game was so accurate in detail, it drew the ire of the lawyers at Atari.  The game was a complete remake of Pac-Man right down to the animations which run between every few levels.

Brian Fitzgerald wrote the program in 1981 and the source code was recently discovered on a floppy disk in the archives of Rebecca Heineman.

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According to Rebecca:

“It was a rare find to dig up my personal copy of the Taxman source code, and an even rarer find in that every data sector was intact. This 26 year old floppy did its job and kept safe this source that I am able to share with you!”

The source code will be posted soon according to Rebecca, but until then, you can play Taxman online at Virtual Apple II:
http://virtualapple.org/taxmandisk.html

 

Author: Bill Martens
A.P.P.L.E. Chairman of the Board and Club president -- Bill worked for the founder, Val J. Golding and A.P.P.L.E. from 1981 to 1982. In 1999, he began archiving the materials which were distributed and sold by A.P.P.L.E.. That project led to the group that remained of A.P.P.L.E. Bill was involved in the financial industry in Tokyo and has over 20 major office infrastructure projects to his name. In March 2001, he retired to write books and to spend more time pursuing personal interests. As the president of the users group, Bill is in charge of distribution of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine as well as the organization of this web site. Bill currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and Shelton, Wa splitting time between the places.