Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium
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The Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (later Corporation), most commonly known as MECC, was an organization founded in 1973 for the purpose of advancing availability of computer software in education. MECC is best known for developing the edutainment video game series The Oregon Trail and its spin-offs. The initial goal of the organization was to coordinate and provide computer services to schools in the state of Minnesota, but its software eventually became popular in schools around the world. MECC had its headquarters in the Brookdale Corporate Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
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The Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) is an organization established in 1973. It is categorized as an entity of the type "other" and maintains an active status. The consortium is located in the United States, specifically in the city of Brooklyn Center.
MECC is associated with educational software. Its identity is recorded under the acronym MECC. The organization is linked to various external identifiers, including a Wikidata entry, a Grid reference, and an ISNI code. These records confirm its establishment year and current operational status within the specified location.
Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Other
- Founded
- 1973
- Location
- Brooklyn Center, United States
- Also known as
- MECC
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.436234.4 · ISNI 0000 0001 0707 6954
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Minnesota Legislature
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn Center
- Industry
- video game industry
- Official website
- www.mecc.co
Show 3 more facts
- inception
- 1973-00-00
- different from
- Maastrichts Expositie en Congres Centrum
- Commons category
- MECC
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Computing facilities
- Microcomputer technology
- Activities
- Acquisition by SoftKey
- References
- External links
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