RESCUE! CHRONOLOGY

Here's a few highlights of how my shareware program "Rescue!" for the Mac evolved during its brief lifespan. There were actually ten different versions (listed at the bottom of this page); I'll spotlight three of them here.

The Look The Version Release Date Brief highlights

1.0 April 1993 Black & white only. Limited feature set. Rather primitive graphics & sounds. No Engineering menu. Only three preset missions available. Developed on a Macintosh SE.

1.6 September 1993 8-bit colour added. Several features added. Option to continue fighting bad guys after mission complete. Improved sounds. Pause feature. Bug fixes. Developed on a Mac LC III.

2.0.5 November 1994 Graphics revamped, lots of new features, more sounds and 4 channel sound capability. Customizable mission setup. Speed control. Better onboard navigation computer. Developed on a Mac LC III and Powerbook 150.

The complete chronology of Rescue! is as follows:

1.0 - April 1993
1.5 - August 1993
1.5.1 - August 1993
1.6 - September 1993
2.0 - May 1994
2.0.1 - May 1994
2.0.2 - May 1994
2.0.3 - June 1994
2.0.4 - October 1994
2.0.5 - November 1994

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The Look	The Version	Release Date	Brief highlights
	1.0	April 1993	Black & white only. Limited feature set. Rather primitive graphics & sounds. No Engineering menu. Only three preset missions available. Developed on a Macintosh SE.
	1.6	September 1993	8-bit colour added. Several features added. Option to continue fighting bad guys after mission complete. Improved sounds. Pause feature. Bug fixes. Developed on a Mac LC III.
	2.0.5	November 1994	Graphics revamped, lots of new features, more sounds and 4 channel sound capability. Customizable mission setup. Speed control. Better onboard navigation computer. Developed on a Mac LC III and Powerbook 150.