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<p>Imported latest exported content; source attribution retained.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:BroderbundLogo.png|right|200px|Logo.]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Broderbund Software&#039;&#039;&#039; (stylized as &#039;&#039;&#039;Brøderbund Software&#039;&#039;&#039;) was a American maker of video games, educational software, and productivity tools; notable products include &#039;&#039;Carmen Sandiego&#039;&#039; educational games, &#039;&#039;The Print Shop&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Reader Rabbit&#039;&#039; and various video games such as &#039;&#039;Lode Runner&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Myst&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was founded in Eugene, Oregon, by brothers Gary and Doug Carlston (the later a semi-professional programmer of TRS-80 games). The company was moved to San Rafael, California, then later to Novato, California.<br /> <br /> Broderbund was purchased by The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey, which had bought the original The Learning Company) in 1998 and later purchased by [[Mattel]] in 1999; however, due to the financial losses incurred by the purchase, Mattel sold the company off. After multiple transfers, the original company was ultimately dissolved. The name now remains as a line of software sold by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, though many of its products (such as &#039;&#039;The Print Shop&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;PrintMaster&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing&#039;&#039;) remain as active IPs under the name. <br /> <br /> ==In Relation to American Girl==<br /> <br /> The company was involved in the creation of four Amnerican Girl computer software products: <br /> <br /> * [[The American Girls Premiere]] (both first and second editions)<br /> * [[The American Girls Dress Designer]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;Your Notebook with Help from Amelia&#039;&#039; (part of the [[Miscellaneous Products#Amelia&#039;s Notebooks|Amelia]] Line)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [https://www.broderbund.com/ Website] (as owned by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)<br /> * [[Wikipedia:Broderbund|Wikipedia Article]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{refs}}<br /> [[Category:Corporations]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> &#039;&#039;This page incorporates text from [https://americangirl.fandom.com/wiki/Broderbund_Software the source wiki] ([https://americangirl.fandom.com/index.php?oldid=100764 exported version], [https://americangirl.fandom.com/index.php?title=Broderbund+Software&amp;action=history contributor history]), under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ the original text license].&#039;&#039;<br /> </div>

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