Brøderbund Software was an American maker of computer games, educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools. It was best known as the original creator and publisher of the popular Carmen Sandiego games. The company was founded in Eugene, Oregon, but moved to San Rafael, California, and later to Novato, California. Brøderbund was purchased by The Learning Company in 1998. Much of its popular software such as The Print Shop, PrintMaster...
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Brøderbund Software was an American maker of computer games, educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools. It was best known as the original creator and publisher of the popular Carmen Sandiego games. The company was founded in Eugene, Oregon, but moved to San Rafael, California, and later to Novato, California. Brøderbund was purchased by The Learning Company in 1998. Much of its popular software such as The Print Shop, PrintMaster and Mavis Beacon are still published under the name "Broderbund."
The word "brøderbund" is not an actual word in any language, but is a somewhat loose translation of "band of brothers" into a mixture of Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German. The 'ø' in "Brøderbund" was used as a play on the Norwegian and Danish letter ø and the slashed zero found in mainframes terminals and early personal computers.
The company's name was pronounced /ˈbruːdərbʌnd/ instead of the publicly used /ˈbroʊdərbʌnd/.
Brøderbund scored an early hit with the game...
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