The Early History of Electronic Arts 

They Create Worlds - A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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TCW Podcast Episode 006 - The Early History of Electronic Arts    We discuss the early history of Electronic Arts. The original founders, how it was financed, the origin of the name, and the initial games made. We go over some of the controversies involved with the founding of EA. We also go over the three core tenants of EA. We go over the plethora of people brought in to staff the company.   Demo of VisiCalc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii3PDjJCCQ4 TRS 80 Radio Shack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kT207Jmhq4 Archon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlPuXT8p2YA Mule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHUckK765I Pinball Construction Set - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0X7IrzzO8   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/