John Vanderaart
John Vanderaart (born John L.M. van der Aart, 18 November 1962, Amsterdam) (also known as Doctor John or DRJ) is a Dutch games developer and writer.[1]
He studied computer science in Leiden.[1] In the 1980s, he became known because of his computer games for home computers such the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the MSX computers. He especially wrote educational software, action games and adventure games. He released his first games for the Dutch software house Radarsoft, which he founded with some of his study mates. He was one of the first Dutchmen who could earn his living by making computer games. Several of the games of Radarsoft were also released abroad. In 1986 he stopped at Radarsoft after releasing the game Hopeloos. The reason for this was because he thought the company's strategy was becoming too commercial-driven and he thought it was a pity that it wasn't about the computer games themselves anymore.[1]
After the games era he became specialized in network technology. In 1995 he still made BASIC-listings for the magazine Eigen PC. He also wrote for LAN Magazine and he had a section in the twice weekly magazine Computer Idee under the alias FAQman. He also wrote several books about computer technology.
Nowadays he gives advice and does troubleshooting for his own consultancy company.
Several of his games[edit]
- 1984 - Space Mates
- 1984 - Topografie Wereld (with Cees Kramer)
- 1985 - De Sekte
- 1985 - Eindeloos (with Cees Kramer; also known as Endless)
- 1985 - Nachtwacht (with Cees Kramer)
- 1986 - Hopeloos (also known as Hopeless)
- 1986 - Noach 3000 (Dossier Commodore)
- 1987 - Zone VII: Part II
- 1988 - Horror Hotel (reissue)
- 1992 - Last in Amsterdam (reissue)
Several of his books[edit]
- Machinetaal voor MSX-computers, 1987, ISBN 90-201-1999-0 Search this book on
. - AmigaDOS, 1989, ISBN 90-6789-128-2 Search this book on .
- Het Amiga handboek, 1989, ISBN 90-6789-114-2 Search this book on .
- Het MIDI handboek, 1990, ISBN 90-6789-144-4 Search this book on .
- WordPerfect 5.1 toolkit, 1991
- Oplossingen voor Novell netwerken, 1992, ISBN 90-70829-28-2 Search this book on .
- 97 tips voor Office 97, 1999, ISBN 90-70829-77-0 Search this book on .
- Digitale Fotografie, 2004, ISBN 9789059400979 Search this book on .
- Senioren Megatips + DVD, 2004, ISBN 9789059401389 Search this book on .
- Werken met het Windows-register, 2005, ISBN 9789059401570 Search this book on .
- Leer jezelf Makkelijk een eigen webserver inrichten, 2006, ISBN 9789059402089 Search this book on .
- Leer jezelf snel een draadloos Wifi-netwerk opzetten, 2006, ISBN 9789059402072 Search this book on .
- Draadloze Thuisnetwerken, 2007, ISBN 9789059402683 Search this book on .
- MyStudy kant-en-klare Joomla ! toepassingen, 2007, ISBN 9789059402799 Search this book on .
- De Windows XP en Vista helpdesk. 2008, ISBN 9789059403765 Search this book on .
- Thuisnetwerken met Windows 7, 2010, ISBN 978-90-5940-463-2 Search this book on .
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. In den beginne… John Vanderaart — held uit het Commodore 64-tijdperk, Matthijs Dierckx, Control, 21 November 2011
External links[edit]
- Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Interview Control Gamelab #1 - John 'DRJ' Vanderaart op YouTube.com
- Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Publicaties van John Vanderaart in de catalogus van de Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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