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Softdisk

Softdisk was a software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Founded in 1981, its original products were disk magazines (which they termed "magazettes", for "magazine on diskette"). It was affiliated and partly owned by paper magazine Softalk at founding, but survived its demise.

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Founded
1981
Industry
Software, Internet
Headquarters
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Defunct
2016
Key people
Jim Mangham, Founder Judi Mangham, Founder Al Vekovius, Founder, CEO John Beaird, CEO John Carmack, Game Programmer John Romero, Game Programmer & Designer Tom Hall, Game Design…
Products
Disk magazines, video games

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Publications

Standalone programs and Gamer's Edge

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Softdisk

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples86
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Softdisk

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related to Standalone programs and Gamer's Edge · 26
Softdisk → Adrian Carmack, Apple II, Blake Stone, Catacomb, Commander Keen, Dangerous Dave, Doom, Dragon, Gamer's Edge, Haunted Mansion, Hovertank, JAM Productions, John Carmack, John Romero, Keen Dreams, Lane Roathe, Masters, PC, Rescue Rover, Software
related to Publications · 21
Softdisk → Apple II, Apple IIGS, Apple Macintosh, Big Blue Disk, By, Commodore, Diskworld, DTPublisher, IBM PC, Loadstar, Mac, Microsoft Windows, On Disk Monthly, PC Business Disk, Publications, Shareware, Shareware Spotlight, Softdisk G-S, Softdisk PC, The Gamer’s Edge
related to Current state · 17
Softdisk → As, Bayou Internet, Catacomb, Flat Rock, Flat Rock Software, Gamer's Edge, GNU General Public License, GOG, Hovertank, Internet, June, Screen Saver Studio, Shreveport, Since, The, They, Web
related to External links · 9
Softdisk → Apple, Legacy Software, Licensed, Mac, MobyGames, Official, Softdisk G-S, Softdisk Magazine, UpTime
related to Big Blue Disk · 5
Softdisk → Big Blue, Big Blue Disk, IBM, IBM PC, It
Defunct · 1
Softdisk → 2016
Founded · 1
Softdisk → 1981
Headquarters · 1
Softdisk → Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Industry · 1
Softdisk → Software, Internet
Key people · 1
Softdisk → Jim Mangham, Founder Judi Mangham, Founder Al Vekovius, Founder, CEO John Beaird, CEO John Carmack, Game Programmer John Romero, Game Programmer & Designer Tom Hall, Game Design…

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software disk internet shreveport id magazine edge game magazines later company louisiana big blue gamer's games worked including former several

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SoftdiskDefunct20161.00infobox
SoftdiskFounded19811.00infobox
SoftdiskHeadquartersShreveport, Louisiana, U.S.1.00infobox
SoftdiskIndustrySoftware, Internet1.00infobox
SoftdiskKey peopleJim Mangham, Founder Judi Mangham, Founder Al Vekovius, Founder, CEO John Beaird, CEO John Carmack, Game Programmer John Romero, Game Programmer & Designer Tom Hall, Game Design…1.00infobox
SoftdiskProductsDisk magazines, video games1.00infobox
SoftdiskTypePrivate1.00infobox
Softdiskis aformer workplace of several of the founders of id Software0.90text
Softdiskrelated to Big Blue DiskBig Blue Disk0.60section
Softdiskrelated to Big Blue DiskIBM PC0.60section
Softdiskrelated to Big Blue DiskIt0.60section
Softdiskrelated to Big Blue DiskIBM0.60section

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