corporation industry computer and video game industry founded 1990 headquarters 8032 twin oaks ave citrus heights ca 95610 key people tim cotter and joe williams joedelta products mac games revenue unknown privately held website http www.deltatao.com delta tao software is a small software developer and publisher focusing on games for macintosh though some of its more popular products have been ported to windows linux and other platforms . contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit delta tao was founded in 1990 by joe williams and tim cotter who had developed color maccheese a paint program notable for being the first to use 24 bit color and for its 49 price tag at a time when its nearest competitor pixelpaint was 399 . 1 delta tao hosted a booth at mac world boston in 1990 featuring color maccheese and polly macbeep . 2 its early products included several innovative graphics programs for macintosh including zeus and monet but within a few years the company had shifted almost entirely to games usually geared for network play . delta tao uses minimalist software packaging which has earned them recognition as an eco friendly software company . 3 a demo version of the company s eric s ultimate solitaire program was shipped with each macintosh at one point . 4 products edit spaceward ho clan lord eric s ultimate solitaire 5 multiple dark castle derivatives . 6 strategic conquest eric s cascade color maccheese 1 apprentice zeus monet polly macbeep wonderprint 7 references edit a b andres clay 1992 01 13 . painting renaissance for less than 300 . macweek . retrieved 2009 12 24 . engst adam c. 1990 08 13 . macworld impressions . tidbits . retrieved 2009 12 24 . anbinder mark h. 1993 12 13 . ultimate responsibility . tidbits . retrieved 2009 12 24 . schwarz eric 2001 08 23 . back to school games . lowendmac.com . retrieved 2009 12 24 . dione alexandria 1999 01 08 . dealer s choice . entertainment weekly . retrieved 2009 12 24 . cohen peter 2008 05 06 . return to dark castle . macworld . retrieved 2009 12 24 . mcmanus neil 1992 05 25 . wonderprint improves image output utility adds speed halftone abilities . . macweek . retrieved 2009 12 24 . external links edit delta tao website delta tao ign profile this classic mac os and or macos software related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united states video game corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title delta tao software & oldid 738756825 categories companies established in 1990mac software companiesvideo game development companiesvideo game publishersvideo game companies of the united statescompanies based in sacramento county californiamacintosh software stubsunited states video game company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 21 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view