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Berkeley Softworks

Berkeley Softworks, Inc., later GeoWorks Corporation, was an American software-development company founded by American computing engineer and former Mattel employee Brian P. Dougherty in 1983. It is best known for its GEOS and PC/GEOS operating systems, the latter also known as GeoWorks Ensemble or simply GeoWorks. The company ceased operations in 2003…

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Attempted acquisition by Microsoft, Apple, and Sun Microsystems

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Founded
1983; 43 years ago (1983) in Berkeley, California
Industry
Software
Defunct
2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Fate
Dissolution
Formerly
The Softworks (1983–1984) · Berkeley Softworks, Inc. (1984–1990)
Founder
Brian P. Dougherty

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Attempted acquisition by Microsoft, Apple, and Sun Microsystems

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Berkeley Softworks

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Berkeley Softworks

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Berkeley Softworks → Apple II, Apple's Macintosh, Atari, Before, Berkeley, Brian, By, California, ColecoVision, Commodore, Consumer Electronics Show, Dennis Rowland, Dougherty, Founded, GEOS, Harvard, He, IBM Personal Computer, IBM's, Imagic
Formerly · 2
Berkeley Softworks → Berkeley Softworks, Inc. (1984–1990), The Softworks (1983–1984)
Defunct · 1
Berkeley Softworks → 2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Fate · 1
Berkeley Softworks → Dissolution
Founded · 1
Berkeley Softworks → 1983; 43 years ago (1983) in Berkeley, California
Founder · 1
Berkeley Softworks → Brian P. Dougherty
Industry · 1
Berkeley Softworks → Software
Products · 1
Berkeley Softworks → GEOS, PC/GEOS, geoRAM, geoPublish, geoProgrammer, geoFile, geoCalc
Type · 1
Berkeley Softworks → Public

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Berkeley SoftworksDefunct2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksFateDissolution1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksFormerlyThe Softworks (1983–1984)1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksFormerlyBerkeley Softworks, Inc. (1984–1990)1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksFounded1983; 43 years ago (1983) in Berkeley, California1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksFounderBrian P. Dougherty1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksIndustrySoftware1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksProductsGEOS, PC/GEOS, geoRAM, geoPublish, geoProgrammer, geoFile, geoCalc1.00infobox
Berkeley SoftworksTypePublic1.00infobox
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the Commodore 64instance ofmostly games for home computers0.80text
and the IBM Personal Computerinstance ofmostly games for home computers0.80text

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