Dragon Data Ltd - Revision history

Robcfg: /* Tape */ Added some missing references, sortable table and reference column (that is, the product number without the package type prefix).

2025-02-15T00:15:19Z

‎Tape: Added some missing references, sortable table and reference column (that is, the product number without the package type prefix).

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Robcfg: /* Tape */ Added some missing references.

2025-02-13T23:54:05Z

‎Tape: Added some missing references.

Robcfg: /* Disk */ Made table sortable and created a column for the program reference.

2025-02-13T23:46:01Z

‎Disk: Made table sortable and created a column for the program reference.

Robcfg: /* Cartridge */ Made table sortable and created a column for the program reference.

2025-02-13T23:28:51Z

‎Cartridge: Made table sortable and created a column for the program reference.

Robcfg: /* Cartridge */ Added A0109 Demonstration Cartridge link

2016-12-18T21:56:59Z

‎Cartridge: Added A0109 Demonstration Cartridge link

Admin at 10:44, 13 October 2016

2016-10-13T10:44:23Z

Admin: /* Cassette Case */

2016-05-10T12:55:32Z

‎Cassette Case

Admin at 12:52, 10 May 2016

2016-05-10T12:52:53Z

Admin: /* Packaging Formats */

2016-05-10T09:20:10Z

‎Packaging Formats

Admin: /* Packaging Formats */

2016-05-10T09:17:07Z

‎Packaging Formats

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 |[[Mansion of Doom]]
 |Tape
-|Black Box
+|Black Box (A0524)
 |-
 |[[Middle Kingdom / Breakout]]
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 |[[Number Puzzler]]
 |Tape
-|Black Box
+|Black Box (A0519)
 |-
 |[[Personal Finance]]

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 ===Disk===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 !Title
 !Format
 !Packaging
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Basic 09]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 C Compiler]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Cash & VAT]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Dynacalc]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Editor Assembler]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 System]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Programmers Manual]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Pascal]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Record Management System]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Stock Recording]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[OS-9 Stylograph]]
 |Disk
 |Large Case
 |}
 ==Packaging Formats==

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 == Software==
 ===Cartridge===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 !Title
 !Format
 !Packaging
 |-
 |[[All Dream]]
 |Cartridge
 |Large Case
 |-
-|[[A0109 Demonstration Cartridge]]
+|[[A0109 Demonstration Cartridge|Demonstration Cartridge]]
 |Cartridge
 |White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
-|[[A2000 Shop Demo]]
+|[[A2000 Shop Demo|Shop Demo]]
+|
+|
 |-
 |[[Astroblast]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Berserk]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Bridge Master]] (Plus Cassette)
 |Cartridge with Cassette
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[Cave Hunter]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Chess]]
 |Cartridge
 |Large Case, Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Cosmic Invaders]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box, Black Box with 32 or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Doodle Bug]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box
 |-
 |[[Ghost Attack]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[LOGO]]
 |Cartridge
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[Meteoroids]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Rail Runner]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box
 |-
 |[[Starship Chameleon]]
 |Cartridge
 |Black Box or White Box with red dragon logo
 |-
 |[[Super Dragon Writer II]]
 |Cartridge
 |Large Case
 |}

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 |Cartridge
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[A2000 Shop Demo]]

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 |Tape
 |Large Case (M30892)
 |-
 |[[Black Sanctum]]

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 ===Cassette Case===
-All the cassette cases where in the same style as above, on some covers the title appears where 'COMPUTER SOFTWARE' is printed.Later on many items where sold as 'Reduced Price'.
+All the cassette cases where in the same style, on some covers the title appears where 'COMPUTER SOFTWARE' is printed.Later on many items where sold as 'Reduced Price'.
 [[File:DragonDataCassette1.jpg|100px]]

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-== Software - Cartridge ==
+== Software==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 |}
-== Software - Tapes ==
+===Tape===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 |Tape
 |Black Box (A0518)
 |-
 |[[Examples From The Manual]]
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 |Tape
 |Large Case
 |-
 |[[Starfighter]]
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 |}
-== Software - OS-9 ==
+===Disk===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-

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 ==Packaging Formats==
-* The Bag
+===The Bag===
 This is probably the rarest form of packaging left today, not because many were produced but due to the fact that it was just a plastic bag with a cardboard 'tab'. This just lent it's self to being thrown in the bin straight after purchase, once again another reason for the amount of loose Dragon Data cassettes. As this style was used from the launch it can be assumed it died out at the same time as the early logo cart boxes (Dec' 82).
 [[File:DragonDataBag.jpg|100px]]
-* Cardboard Box
+===Cardboard Box===
 This form of packaging was used for the majority of all cassette and cartridge software. As this packaging was quite 'fragile' and awkward to get it's contents in an out many were just discarded this is the reason for many loose Dragon Data cassettes and carts about today.
-**Early Logo Box
+====''Early Logo Box''====
 This was the first packaging style to appear, so far this style has only been found in use with Cartridges. As some boxes have dates stamped on the inside of the top flap, this style was in use until around December 1982.
 [[File:DragonDataEarlyBox1.jpg|100px]]
 [[File:DragonDataEarlyBox2.jpg|100px]]
-**Mid Black Box
+====''Mid Black Box''====
 As with the Dragon 32 boxes there was short lived black style packaging. The side of the box now has a 'window' for the name of the contents to be displayed. The Dragon logos (on the white background) are actually the front of the instructions.Again from dates stamped on the box this style was used from December 1982 for a few months. This style appear to be least common.
 [[File:DragonDataMidBox1.jpg|100px]]
 [[File:DragonDataMidBox2.jpg|100px]]
-**Late Black Box
+====''Late Black Box''====
 The front of the box now gets a nice picture in the 'window' and a yellow border.The '32' has now been moved to the insert of the side window and the '32' is removed from the top/bottom and back. Can only guess the impending arrival of the 64 brought this change. Just strange '32' wasn't removed from the front of the box?
 [[File:DragonDataLateBox1.jpg|100px]]
 [[File:DragonDataLateBox2.jpg|100px]]
 For where there wasn't a picture available (yet) this plain black cardboard insert with stickers for 'NEW TITLE' and the title of it's contents, in this case 'Pixel Editor'.
 [[File:DragonDataLateBoxNewTitle.jpg|100px]]
 Top Left: Contents of the windows (front and side) where made up of a single folded piece of card.
 Top Right: The cassette was supplied in a plain case without an inlay.
 Bottom Left: Instructions - Now about half the size of the mid and early versions.
 Bottom Right. Mini software brochure
 [[File:DragonDataLateBoxContent.jpg|100px]]
-**Cassette Case
+===Cassette Case===
 All the cassette cases where in the same style as above, on some covers the title appears where 'COMPUTER SOFTWARE' is printed.Later on many items where sold as 'Reduced Price'.
 [[File:DragonDataCassette1.jpg|100px]]
 [[File:DragonDataCassette2.jpg|100px]]
 After Dragon Data got into financial trouble Microdeal (who release more titles for the Dragon than any other company) took over the distribution of a few of the titles but still using the Dragon Data inlays.
 [[File:DragonDataCassette3.jpg|100px]]
-**Clamshell
+===Clamshell===
 This is a small padded 'box' that is slightly bigger than the cassette it's self. So far this packaging has only been seen on the 'Young Learning' which was part of Dragon Data's Educational Software.
 [[File:DragonDataClamshell.jpg|100px]]
-**Large Box
+===Large Box===
 I like these :o), they really make you feel like you've bought something, oh yeah and look good, showing off the art work very well.
 [[File:DragonDataLargeBox1.jpg|100px]]
 Typical inside of a big box with the tape on the left and instructions right. This packaging must have been especially designed for Dragon Data as the insert below the cassette is used to hold carts. (such as All Dream).
 [[File:DragonDataLargeBoxInside1.jpg|100px]]
 There was one less common variant to the big box, which externally is slightly taller and thinner. Internally there is only space for a cassette. This is the same packaging as used by Salamander Software. ''[Needs additional validation]''
 [[File:DragonDataLargeBoxInside2.jpg|100px]]