Springboard Software

Springboard Software

Industry	Educational software
Founded	1982
Fate	Merged
Successor	Spinnaker Software
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States [1]

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) ^[2]
• 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) ^{[2] [3] [4]}
  • 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) ^{[5] [6]}
  • 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) ^[6]
• Works of Art Laser Fonts vol. 1 (Macintosh) ^[6]
• Works of Art Laser Art Business Selection vol. 1 (Mac) ^[6]
• Works of Art Samplers (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh) ^[6]
• Art a la Mac Volume I and Volume II (Macintosh) ^[2]
• Family Matters (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh) ^[6]
• Atlas Explorer (Apple II, MS-DOS, Macintosh) ^[6]
• Hidden Agenda (1988: MS-DOS, Macintosh)

References

1. "Springboard Software, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.)". entities.oclc.org. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
2. "Springboard Product Catalog" (PDF). archive.org. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
3. "Stop The Presses!". atari8bitads.blogspot.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
4. "The Newsroom". thelogbook.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
5. "Springboard Publisher for Apple II fold-out brochure" (PDF). cvxmelody.net. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
6. "Springboard Software Catalog Discover The Possibilities 1989" (PDF). thelifeofkenneth.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.