MECC
Overview
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.
Games
| Africa Trail | (1997) |
| Trivia Munchers Deluxe | (1996) |
| Oregon Trail II: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition | (1996) |
| Oregon Trail II | (1995) |
| Math Munchers Deluxe | (1995) |
| MayaQuest Trail | (1995) |
| Opening Night | (1995) |
| Storybook Weaver: Deluxe | (1994) |
| Yukon Trail, The | (1994) |
| Museum Madness | (1994) |
| Odell Down Under | (1994) |
| Troggle Trouble Math | (1994) |
| Amazon Trail, The | (1993) |
| DinoPark Tycoon | (1993) |
| Geometric Golfer, The | (1992) |
| Snap Dragon | (1992) |
| Secret Island of Dr. Quandary, The | (1992) |
| Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? | (1992) |
| Freedom! | (1992) |
| Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... | (1991) |
| Backyard Birds | (1989) |
| Fraction Munchers | (1987) |
| Odell Lake | (1986) |
| Number Munchers | (1986) |
| Oregon Trail, The | (1985) |
| Word Munchers | (1985) |
| Jenny's Journeys | (1984) |
| Oregon | (1982) |
| Lemonade Stand | (1979) |
| Strwar | (1978) |
| Radar | (1978) |
| Fighter | (1978) |
| Vegas | (1978) |
| Newtrek (Startrek) | (1977) |
| Drag | (1977) |
| Race Car Driving Simulation | (1977) |
| French Fur Trader | (1977) |
| Hurkle | (1976) |
| Lunar | (1974) |
Trivia
Contact Address (1995):MECC
6160 Summit Drive North
Minneapolis
Minnesota
55126-8097
U.S.A.
(612) 569-1500
Related Web Sites
- MECC (official website)
- History of Mecc from Stanford University (Features a full history of the company.)
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