Private company

Softdisk

Logo: Softdisk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana

Softdisk was a software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Founded in 1981, its original products were disk magazines (which they termed "magazettes", for "magazine on diskette"). It was affiliated and partly owned by paper magazine Softalk at founding, but survived its demise.² It ceased to exist in 2006.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded¹

Industryvideo game industry¹
HeadquartersShreveport¹
Founded inShreveport¹
Websitewww.softdisk.com
Legal formprivately held company¹

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Softdisk-offices-2-2004-03-01 — Photo: Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Softdisk was a software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Founded in 1981, its original products were disk magazines (which they termed "magazettes", for "magazine on diskette"). It was affiliated and partly owned by paper magazine Softalk at founding, but survived its demise.²

Timeline

2006Dissolved Dissolved¹
1981Founded Founded in Shreveport¹

Links

Websitewww.softdisk.com¹
LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/softdisk¹
WikipediaSoftdisk
WikidataQ1457205

Sources

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WikidataSoftdisk on Wikidata
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WikipediaSoftdisk on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsSoftdisk logo by Softdisk, Public domain
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Wikimedia CommonsSoftdisk photo by Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0