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Softdisk, the Glossary

Softdisk was a software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana.^[1]

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Defunct companies based in Louisiana
Software companies disestablished in 2014
Software companies established in 1981

Adrian Carmack

Adrian Carmack (born May 5, 1969) is an American video game artist and one of four co-founders of id Software, along with Tom Hall, John Romero, and John Carmack (no relation).

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The Apple II series of microcomputers was initially designed by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), and launched in 1977 with the Apple II model that gave the series its name.

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Apple IIGS

The Apple IIGS (styled as II) is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Computer.

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Catacomb (video game)

Catacomb is a 2-D top-down third-person shooter developed and published by Softdisk.

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Catacomb 3-D

Catacomb 3-D (also known as Catacomb 3-D: A New Dimension, Catacomb 3-D: The Descent, and Catacombs 3) is a first-person shooter video game, the third in the Catacomb series, the first of which to feature 3D computer graphics.

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Commander Keen

Commander Keen is a series of side-scrolling platform video games developed primarily by id Software.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas).

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Computer program

A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute.

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Cult following

A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium.

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Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (also known as Dangerous Dave 2 and under the Froggman title, Rooms of Doom) is a 1991 sequel of the computer game Dangerous Dave.

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David Kushner (writer)

David Kushner is a writer who has contributed to many publications, including Wired, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, ''Spin'', IEEE Spectrum and Salon.

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Dial-up Internet access

Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line.

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Disk magazine

A disk magazine, colloquially known as a diskmag or diskzine, is a magazine that is distributed in electronic form to be read using computers.

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Diskworld

Diskworld was a disk magazine for the Apple Macintosh computer system, published by Softdisk beginning in 1988.

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Doom engine

id Tech 1, also known as the Doom engine, is the game engine used in the id Software video games Doom and Doom II: Hell on Earth.

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Game engine

A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games and generally includes relevant libraries and support programs such as a level editor.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.

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Hovertank One

Hovertank One, also known under a variety of other names (Hovertank or Hovertank 3D), is a vehicular combat game developed by id Software and published by Softdisk in April 1991.

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IBM Personal Computer

The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible ''de facto'' standard.

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Id Software

id Software LLC is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas.

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In Pursuit of Greed

In Pursuit of Greed (also known as Assassinators) is a science fiction-themed first-person shooter (FPS) video game released in 1995 for DOS, developed by Mind Shear Software and published by Softdisk.

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Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.

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Internet service provider

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides myriad services related to accessing, using, managing, or participating in the Internet.

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John Carmack

John D. Carmack II (born August 21, 1970) is an American computer programmer and video game developer.

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John Romero

Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is an American director, designer, programmer and developer in the video game industry.

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Kevin Cloud

Kevin Cloud is an American video game artist.

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Loadstar (magazine)

Loadstar was a disk magazine for the Commodore 64 computer, published starting in 1984 and ceasing publication in 2007 with its unreleased (until 2010) 250th issue.

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Mac (computer)

Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.

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Masters of Doom

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is a 2003 book by David Kushner about video game company id Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing on co-founders John Carmack and John Romero.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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MobyGames

MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing.

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Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony

Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony is a video game produced by Origin Systems and designed by Greg Malone.

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Origin Systems

Origin Systems, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas.

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Phoronix Test Suite

Phoronix Test Suite (PTS) is a free and open-source benchmark software for Linux and other operating systems.

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Privately held company

A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.

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Rescue Rover

Rescue Rover is a puzzle video game that was developed by id Software and published by Softdisk in 1991.

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ShadowCaster

ShadowCaster is a first-person role-playing video game developed by Raven Software.

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Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Softalk

Softalk was an American magazine of the early 1980s that focused on the Apple II computer.

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Softdisk

Softdisk was a software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Softdisk and Softdisk are Defunct companies based in Louisiana, Defunct software companies of the United States, internet service providers of the United States, software companies disestablished in 2014 and software companies established in 1981.

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Softdisk (disk magazine)

Softdisk, originally Softdisk Magazette, was a disk magazine for the Apple II computer line, published from 1981 through 1995.

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Software

Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.

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Tiles of the Dragon

Tiles of the Dragon is a 1993 mahjong solitaire video game for DOS developed by id Software and published by Softdisk.

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Tom Hall

Tom Hall (born September 2, 1964) is an American game designer best known for his work with id Software on titles such as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Commander Keen.

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet

Ultima VI: The False Prophet, released by Origin Systems in 1990, is the sixth part in the role-playing video game series of Ultima.

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Web hosting service

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that hosts websites for clients, i.e. it offers the facilities required for them to create and maintain a site and makes it accessible on the World Wide Web.

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Windwalker (video game)

Windwalker is a 1989 video game published by Origin Systems.

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3D Realms

3D Realms Entertainment ApS is a video game publisher based in Aalborg, Denmark.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softdisk

Also known as Big Blue Disk, Flat Rock Software, Gamer's Edge, Gamer´s Edge, JAM Productions (company), JAM Productions (software), On Disk Monthly, Softdisk PC, Softdisk Publishing, Softdisk for Windows.

Softdisk, the Glossary

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Defunct companies based in Louisiana

Software companies disestablished in 2014

Software companies established in 1981

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