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January 1998 - Start-up capital raised. |
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January 1998 to Nov 1999 - Design and working prototype produced.
A basic version of RoboForge was developed to prove that the
concept was viable and that the development environment and
tools were adequate. |
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November 1999 - Venture capital raised for the second phase
of development. The funding was for additional staff and to
see RoboForge through to release. |
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July 2000 - Website goes live. RoboForge is announced and
beta testers are recruited. |
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August 2000 - Letter of Intent signed with Sun Microsystems
for joint promotion and business development. |
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October 2000 - Winner of the "Start-Up of the Year Award"
at the Hi-Tech Excellence Awards 2000, New Zealand's premier
business awards. |
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November 2000 - Public beta commenced. |
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23 May 2001 - Game release date. |