Springboard Software

{{short description|Publisher of educational software}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Springboard Software

|logo = Springboard Software logo.svg

|logo_caption =

|successor = Spinnaker Software

|fate = Merged

|location = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States{{cite web |url= https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmqgCW8fJfBJCKYfDCGR |title= Springboard Software, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.) |author= |date= |website= entities.oclc.org |publisher= |access-date= 2025-03-21 |quote=}}

|foundation = 1982

|industry = Educational software

}}

Springboard Software, Inc. was a software company founded in 1982 known primarily for its line of non-curriculum based educational software. It was bought by Spinnaker Software in 1990.

Software

  • Early Games for Young Children (1982: Atari 8-bit, 1983: Apple II, Commodore 64, TRS-80 CoCo, 1984: MS-DOS, 1986: Macintosh)
  • Fraction Factory (1984: Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS)
  • Easy as ABC (1984: Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh)
  • Quizagon (1984: Commodore 64)
  • Stickers (Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS)
  • Puzzle Master (Apple II)
  • Rainbow Painter (Apple II, Commodore 64)
  • Mask Parade (Apple II, MS-DOS)
  • Piece of Cake Math (1983: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS)
  • Graphics Expander vol. 1 (Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS){{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/stx_Springboard_Product_Catalog |title= Springboard Product Catalog |author= |date= |website= archive.org |publisher= |access-date= 2025-03-21 |quote= | format = PDF}}
  • Certificate maker (1986)
  • Certificate Library vol. 1
  • Certificate Expander vol. 1
  • The Newsroom (1984: Apple II, MS-DOS, 1985: Commodore 64, 1987: Atari 8-bit){{cite web |url= https://atari8bitads.blogspot.com/2017/12/stop-presses.html |title= Stop The Presses! |author= |date= 4 December 2017 |website= atari8bitads.blogspot.com |publisher= |access-date= 10 April 2019 |quote=}}{{cite web |url= http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/1984/newsroom-apple/#more-251/ |title= The Newsroom |author= |date= |website= thelogbook.com |publisher= |access-date= 10 April 2019 |quote=}}
  • The Newsroom Pro (1988)
  • Clip Art Collection vol. 1
  • Clip Art Collection vol. 2
  • Clip Art Collection vol. 3
  • Springboard Publisher (1987: Apple II, MS-DOS, 1989: Macintosh){{cite web |url= http://www.cvxmelody.net/Springboard%20Publisher%20for%20Apple%20II%20fold-out%20brochure%20(1987).pdf |title= Springboard Publisher for Apple II fold-out brochure |author= |date= |website= cvxmelody.net |publisher= |access-date= 10 April 2019 |quote=}}{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/SpringboardProductCatalog |title= Springboard Software Catalog Discover The Possibilities 1989 |author= |date= |website= thelifeofkenneth.com |publisher= |access-date= 2025-03-21 |quote= | format = PDF}}
  • Springboard Publisher Style Sheets - Newsletters
  • Springboard Publisher Laser Driver
  • Springboard Publisher Fonts
  • Works of Art Assortment Series
  • Works of Art Education Series
  • Works of Art Holiday Series
  • Top Honors (Macintosh)
  • Works of Art Laser Fonts vol. 1 (Macintosh)
  • Works of Art Laser Art Business Selection vol. 1 (Mac)
  • Works of Art Samplers (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh)
  • Art a la Mac Volume I and Volume II (Macintosh)
  • Family Matters (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh)
  • Atlas Explorer (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh)
  • Hidden Agenda (1988: MS-DOS, Macintosh)

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