Computer programming
He began his career as a [[software engineer]] and continued to work for several private companies with software and [[Computer programming|programming]]. In the early 1990s, Wheaton developed Bananacom, a [[terminal emulator]], which was used by [[bulletin board system]] operators in the United States. At one time, Wheaton had hired 14 programmers from [[Missoula, Montana]] to work on the Bananacom project. The product gained popularity among its users due to its usability.