Softape is a Apple // software company that published

computer games A personal computer game, also known as a PC game or computer game, is a type of video game played on a personal computer (PC) rather than a video game console or arcade machine. Its defining characteristics include: more diverse and user-deter ...

, utilities and productivity programs for the

Apple II The Apple II (stylized as ) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak; Jerry Manock developed the design of Apple II's foam-m ...

family of computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was co-founded by William V. R. Smith, Bill Depew and Gary Koffler. in 1980 the name was changed to Artsci Inc, a California Corporation. The decline of Sofware sales on TAPE instigated the name change. Artsci is still in Business in 2022. See www.artscipub.com Softape's Software Exchange newsletter, ''Softalk'', was started in 1979 as a club newsletter (2 Editions). Its success caused Softape to look for partners to handle a Monthly format Magazine. Enter

Margot Comstock Margot Comstock (formerly Margot Comstock Tommervik, 1940–2022) was co-founder and editor of ''Softalk'' magazine, which was influential in the Apple II community, as part of a growing personal computing movement. Career Comstock worked as a ...

and Al Tommervik in 1980 and the new group re-designed it into the Apple II enthusiast magazine ''

Softalk ''Softalk'' () was an American magazine of the early 1980s that focused on the Apple II computer. Published from September 1980 through August 1984, it featured articles about hardware and software associated with the Apple II platform and the peo ...

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Software

Softape published at least 20 games for the Apple II: {{cite web , url = http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/ , title = The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers , accessdate = 2008-11-08 , last = Hague , first = James *'' Cypher Bowl for Atari 400/800'' by William Depew (1981) *''

Crazy Eights Crazy Eights is a shedding-type card game for two to seven players and the best known American member of the Eights Group which also includes Pig and Spoons. The object of the game is to be the first player to discard all of their cards. The ga ...

'' by William Smith (1979) *'' Solitaire Poker'' by William Smith (1979) *''

Fighter Pilot A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and ...

'' by Steve Baker (1978) *'' Go-moku'' by Steve Baker (1979) *'' Photar'' by Steve Baker (1981), originally called ''Nightcrawler'' *'' Microgammon'' by Steve Baker *''

Burn-Out According to the World Health Organization (WHO), occupational burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic work-related stress, with symptoms characterized by "feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s ...

'' by Steve Baker *''

Bubbles Bubble, Bubbles or The Bubble may refer to: Common uses * Bubble (physics), a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquid ** Soap bubble * Economic bubble, a situation where asset prices are much higher than underlying fundame ...

'' by Steve Baker *''

Planetoids According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''mino ...

'' by Steve Baker *'' Baker's Trilogy'' by Steve Baker; includes ''Bubbles'', ''Burnout'' and ''Planetoids'' *'' Star Mines'' by Steve Baker (1983) *'' Apple 21'' by Bill DePew (1978) *''

Draw Poker Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing, or "drawing", cards. The descriptions below assume the reader is familiar wi ...

'' by Ken Labaw (1981) *''

Crossword A crossword is a word puzzle that usually takes the form of a square or a rectangular grid of white- and black-shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answ ...

'' by Jim and Vicki Neville (1980) *''

'' by Bill Smith (c. 1979) *''

Craps Craps is a dice game in which players bet on the outcomes of the roll of a pair of dice. Players can wager money against each other (playing "street craps") or against a bank ("casino craps"). Because it requires little equipment, "street c ...

'' by Roger Walker (1979) *'' Pro Golf I'' by Jim Wells (1979) *''

Roulette Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning ''little wheel'' which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi''.'' In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the ...

'' by Roger Walker (1979) *''

Bomber A bomber is a military combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), launching aerial torpedo, torpedoes, or deploying air-launched cruise missiles. The first use of bombs dropped ...

'' by Bob Bishop (1979) *'' Forte'' by Gary Shannon (1980) *'' AppleTalker'' by Bob Bishop (1979) *'' AppleLis'ner'' by Bob Bishop (1979) *'' TicTacTalker'' by Bill Depew (1979) *'' Jupiter Express'' Gary Shannon (1979) *'' Talking Calculator'' by Bob Bishop (1980)

References

The History of Softape / Artsci

The History of Softape / Artsci: Softalk (magazine)
Defunct software companies of the United States Defunct video game companies of the United States