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My First Alphabet
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Atari, Inc. version
Developer(s) Fernando Herrera
Publisher(s) Atari Program Exchange
Atari, Inc.
Designer(s) Fernando Herrera
Platform(s) Atari 8-bit
Release date(s) 1981
Genre(s) Educational
Mode(s) Single-player

My First Alphabet is an educational video game for Atari 8-bit computers. It was designed and programmed by Fernando Herrera and published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1981. My First Alphabet won the first Atari Star Award, an annual recognition of the best APX submission. It was moved to Atari Inc.'s product line. The award led to the creation of First Star Software and a string of games from Herrera.

Development

My 1st alphabet
Pressing the A key displays things that start with that letter.

Herrera's son, Steve, was born with severe cataracts and was pronounced blind by medical specialists. Refusing to place his son in remedial classes, Herrera wrote a program to help his son learn the alphabet. After several months, his son made rapid progress, overcoming his handicap. The program later evolved into My First Alphabet.

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