Softdisk Publishing
Also Known As +
- Softdisk, Inc. (from 1991)
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Softdisk was a publisher of "disk magazines" -- magazines distributed on disk, with programs, interviews, advertisements, etc. They were very popular from the 1980s until the mid 1990s, when the World Wide Web explosion changed the computer into a true consumer device. The programs were sometimes helpful utilities, but were mostly games you could play. Softdisk acted as a game publisher, and paid authors for their work.
A history of the company is still available on the web.
155 Games Released (1981 - 1996)
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| Alien Rampage (1996 on DOS, Macintosh, Windows...) |
| In Pursuit of Greed (1996 on DOS) |
| Vor Terra (1996 on DOS) |
| Elkinloor (1995 on DOS) |
| Dangerous Dave Goes Nutz! (1995 on Apple II) |
| Aces Up (1994 on Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64) |
| Dark Designs IV: Passage to Oblivion (1994 on Apple II) |
| Dark Designs V: Search for Salvation (1994 on Apple II) |
| Dark Designs VI: Restoration (1994 on Apple II) |
| Curse of the Catacombs (1993 on DOS) |
| Dangerous Dave's Risky Rescue (1993 on DOS) |
| Dave Goes Nutz (1993 on DOS) |
| ScubaVenture: The Search For Pirate's Treasure (1993 on DOS) |
| Terror of the Catacombs (1993 on DOS) |
| Tiles of the Dragon (1993 on DOS) |
| Cyberchess (1992 on DOS) |
| Dangerous Dave Returns (1992 on Apple II) |
| Deep Sea Diver (1992 on DOS) |
| On Disk Monthly's Circuitry (1992 on DOS) |
| Sylvan Idyll (1992 on Apple II, Apple IIgs) |
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History +
- 1988
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Establishes a Macintosh software subscription called "Diskworld" (renamed "Softdisk for Mac" in 1993; ended in 1998).
- 1986
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Starts a monthly software subscription for IBM PC compatible computers called "Big Blue Disk" (renamed "On Disk Monthly" in 1991 and "Softdisk PC" in 1993; ended in 1998).
- 1984
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Rolls out a monthly software subscription called "Loadstar" for Commodore 64 computers. (Now a separate company.)
- 1981
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Publishes its first monthly software subscription "Softdisk" for Apple II computers. This subscription program ended in the fall of 1995.
- 1981
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Founded in 1981 by Jim Mangham, Judi Mangham and Al Vekovius.
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Trivia +
The company website was formerly located at www.softdisk.com.
Company address (1991):
Softdisk Publishing
P. O. Box 30008
Shreveport, LA 71130-0008
United States
Phone: (318) 221-8718
Toll-free Phone: 1-800-831-2694
Related Web Sites +
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Softdisk (the company) on Wikipedia
The Wikipedia article on the company Softdisk, which includes the magazettes Softdisk, Loadstar, Big Blue Disk, among others. -
A history of Softdisk Publishing
A list of the milestones in the history of Softdisk Publishing. (archived)
Frequent Collaborators
- 9 games with Gamer's Edge
- 8 games with id Software, Inc.
- 6 games with Apogee Software, Ltd.
- 5 games with Froggman
- 4 games with Ideas From the Deep
- 3 games with Atari, Inc.
- 2 games with Chiang Brothers Software
- 1 game with Channel 7 Software
- 1 game with Inner Circle Creations
- 1 game with Expert Software, Inc.
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