Tom Snyder was the founder of Computer Learning Connection,
which was later renamed to Tom Snyder Productions, a company that
created many educational software titles for the school and home
computer markets.
The company's home software included Agent USA and Bannercatch
(published by Scholastic,) Halley Project (published by Mindscape,)
Run For the Money (published by Scarborough Systems,) and In Search
of the Most Amazing Thing
(published by Spinnaker.) Snooper Troops I and II, both
published by Spinnaker, were the first educational software to make
the industry's bestseller list. The company made many more software
products that it sold directly to schools, including Decisions
Decisions and The Other Side.
This interview took place on July 2, 2018.
"I think my favorite memories of all the programs I designed
was sitting in bars with a legal pad writing the design out, you
know, long before you write code. It was all on paper ... And the
longer you can wait before you start programming, the better off
you are."