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Brøderbund ( Danish for band of brothers) is a maker of educational software that was founded by Doug and Gary Carlston in 1980, Brøderbund scored an early hit with the game Galactic Empire, written by Doug Carlston for the TRS-80. The company went on to become a powerhouse in the educational and entertainment software markets with titles like Fantavision, Choplifter, Lode Runner, Karateka, Wings of Fury , Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, and Myst, the latter of which stayed in the top 10 list of PC games for years. It also created the Print Shop series of desktop greeting card making programs.

Brøderbund was purchased by The Learning Company in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting for about US$420 million in stock. In 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep the combined company was bought by MattelMattel Inc. is a toy company that produces many things, including Barbie dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. It was started in 1945 by founders Elliot Handler and Harold "Matt" Matson (hence the name 'matt-el'). Elliott Handl for the astounding sum of US$3.6 billion. Mattel reeled from the financial impact of this transaction, and Jill Barad , the CEO, ended up being forced out in a climate of investor outrage. Mattel then actually gave away The Learning Company in September 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri to Gores Technology Group, a private acquisitions firm, for a share of whatever Gores could obtain by selling the company. In 2001, Gores sold The Learning Company's entertainment holdings to UbisoftUbisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft is a computer and video game publisher and developer headquarted in Paris with operations in more than 20 countries. It is one of the largest game publishers in the United States and Europe. The five brothers of th, and most of the other holdings, including the Brøderbund name, to Riverdeep .

Brøderbund is now the brand name for Riverdeep's graphic design, productivity, and non-educational entertainment titles, such as the Print Shop, Carmen Sandiego, Mavis BeaconMavis Beacon is an educational line of computer games, mainly focused on computer skills, such as typing. Educational computer games., and Reader Rabbit titles, and also publishes software for other companies.

Riverdeep refers to the company simply as "Broderbund", without the 'ø' character.

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