Ray Tobey (born c. 1965) is an American computer game and video game programmer best known for writing the first arcade-style combat flight simulator game, "Skyfox" (1984). After taking a 6-week summer computer class at school when he was 13, Tobey saved for a year to purchase a Commodore PET 2001 for $800. He learned BASIC and then 6502 machine language, having graduated to an Apple II. Wikipedia
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