Software Creations (US)
Software Creations was a division of Linton Enterprises located in Clinton, Massachusetts, and run by Dan Linton.
Software Creations BBS
Software Creations BBS was the bulletin board system (BBS) operated by the company, and known for being a popular distribution site for shareware game developers. It was the "Home BBS" for 3D Realms,[1] and was also used by id Software, Capstone, Parallax, Activision and others.
The BBS featured:
- 134 nodes
- PCBoard BBS software
- U.S. Robotics modems
- Novell NetWare, supporting NFS utilized by Software Creations' own "WEB BBS"
The BBS received multiple awards:
- Best BBS and Web Site, Dvorak Awards, 1995
- Most popular BBS, Boardwatch, 1993
The company and BBS were purchased by Total Entertainment Network in September 1995.[2]
References
- ↑ "3D Realms Company History - 1991". Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ↑ "Total Entertainment Network acquires Software Creations". Business Wire. 1995-09-19. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
| Stub icon | This United States video game corporation or company article is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Software Creations (US)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Software Creations (US). Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
