MECC
Moby ID: 936
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MECC (the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium) started as a state agency in 1973. Minnesota had bought lots of Apple computers and created this agency to write educational computer software for the Apple II throughout the '80s. The software was given away to schools in Minnesota and elsewhere in the country. This prompted many schools to buy Apples (besides ones that were donated in a big tax write-off by Apple itself). As a result, lots of Apple II-series computers were used for a long time in elementary schools and MECC became instrumental in Apple getting a hold on the educational market.
When the company separated itself from the state of Minnesota, the name was changed to Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation. MECC was a publisher and distributor of high-quality educational software for children.
In May, 1996 MECC was acquired by SoftKey International Inc., which in October 24, 1996 changed its name to The Learning Company, Inc. (after another company it has acquired in 1995). The Learning Company - Minneapolis was closed in 1999.
Credited on 165 Games from 1973 to 1997
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| Africa Trail (1997 on Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Amazon Trail II (1996 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh, Windows) |
| Trivia Munchers Deluxe (1996 on Windows, Macintosh, Windows 3.x) |
| Oregon Trail II (1995 on Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Math Munchers Deluxe (1995 on Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| MayaQuest Trail (1995 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Opening Night (1995 on Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Caravans to Timbuktu! (1994 on Apple II) |
| Get Well, Woolly! (1994 on Apple II) |
| Museum Madness (1994 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| Odell Down Under (1994 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Rescue in the Outback (1994 on Apple II) |
| Science Giants (1994 on Apple II) |
| Storybook Weaver: Deluxe (1994 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| The Yukon Trail (1994 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Troggle Trouble Math (1994 on Windows 3.x, Macintosh) |
| Woolly's Birthday (1994 on Apple II) |
| Word Builder (1994 on Apple II) |
| Amazing Arithmetricks (1993 on Apple II) |
| Arizona Mix (1993 on Apple II) |
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History +
- October 6, 1996
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SoftKey International, Inc. acquired by The Learning Company.
- May 17, 1996
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The company is acquired by SoftKey International Inc.
- October 31, 1995
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Wall Street Journal runs an article on SoftKey’s purchasing of MECC (stock deal worth $370 million) and TLC (cash bid of $606 million).
- October 30, 1995
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Merger agreement between MECC and SoftKey International Inc.
- 1977
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A non-graphical version of MECC's first educational game: the Oregon Trail is produced for the two new microcomputers.
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Trivia +
Contact Address (1991):
MECC
3490 Lexington Avenue North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55126-8097
U.S.A.
(612) 481-3549
Contact Address (1995):
MECC
6160 Summit Drive North
Minneapolis
Minnesota
55126-8097
U.S.A.
(612) 569-1500
Related Web Sites +
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MECC
official site -
History of Mecc from Stanford University
Features a full history of the company.
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 6 games with SoftKey Multimedia Inc.
- 5 games with Learning Company, The
- 4 games with Bouchard Creations
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Seattle
- 1 game with Softswap
- 1 game with Sound Dog Studio
- 1 game with Intentional Educations, Inc.
- 1 game with Target Brands, Inc.
- 1 game with Sandpiper Software, Inc.
- 1 game with Basic Fun!
- 29 games with Charolyn Kapplinger
- 21 games with Larry Phenow
- 18 games with John P. Wlazlo
- 18 games with Sheila Dols
- 17 games with Dee Dee Roedel
- 17 games with Diane Portner
- 16 games with John A. Persoon
- 16 games with Beth Bell
- 15 games with Sheila Kelly Zwettler
- 15 games with Sue L. Minor
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