Davka

Davka Corporation
Private
Industry Software
Founded 1982
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States
Products Judaic games, encyclopediae, word processors, etc.
Website http://www.davka.com/

Davka Corporation was a software company specializing in applications related to Jewish history, customs and traditions and the Hebrew language.[1][2] Founded in 1982, Davka is notable as the publisher of several early games for the Apple II series of computers including The Lion's Share by Robert Aaron and The Philistine Ploy by Robert Aaron and Alan Rosenbaum.[3][4] The company has published numerous software titles for the PC, Macintosh and Palm platforms including the ubiquitous Davkawriter Hebrew/ English Word processor.[5]

Name

The name Davka comes from a Hebrew word that is difficult to translate. Often, the word "specifically" can be used as a synonym, but it has many other translations. From the Urban Dictionary: "A Yiddish word used in English by Yiddish speakers or in general speakers of Jewish-influenced English, because there's no precise English equivalent. It is variously translated as unexpectedly, just to spite, despite everything, whaddayaknow, of course, just my luck, in fact, actually... basically it's an adverb which captures the essence of Murphy's Law, 'because of course, something HAS to go wrong'."

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Helping the amateur cantor to lead". The Jerusalem Post. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  2. ↑ "A textual treasure: Study while you write". The Jerusalem Post. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  3. ↑ Persson, Hans; Stefan Meier. "Adventureland: Davka". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  4. ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  5. ↑ Davka Corporation. "About Davka". Retrieved 2008-11-03.


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