Editing Action! (programming language) (section)

===Action!===
It was during this period that Parker purchased an Atari computer for use at home. He was disappointed with the lack of development systems for it, which was the impetus for creating Action!{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=7:00}} Parker considered releasing the system himself, but decided to partner with [[Optimized Systems Software]] (OSS) for sales and distribution. OSS focused on utilities and programming languages like [[BASIC XL]], so this was a natural fit for Action!{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=28:00}} Sales were strong enough for Parker to make a living off the royalties for several years.{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=20:00}}

The [[IBM PC]] had [[C programming language|C]] compilers available, and Parker decided there was no point in porting Action! to that platform.{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=21:30}} As the sales of the Atari 8-bit computers  wound down in North America, OSS wound down as well. Late in its history Action! distribution moved from OSS to [[Electronic Arts]], but they did little with the language and sales ended shortly after.{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=2:45}} In a 2015 interview, Parker expressed his surprise in the level of interest in the language continued to receive, suggesting it was greater than it had been in the late 1980s.{{sfn|Parker|2015|loc=1:00}}