Berkeley Softworks

GeoWorks Corporation
Formerly
  • The Softworks (1983–1984)
  • Berkeley Softworks, Inc. (1984–1990)
Company typePublic
IndustrySoftware
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983) in Berkeley, California
FounderBrian P. Dougherty
Defunct2003; 21 years ago (2003)
FateDissolution
ProductsGEOS, PC/GEOS, GeoRAM, GeoPublish, GeoProgrammer

Berkeley Softworks, Inc., later GeoWorks Corporation, was an American software-development company founded by American computing engineer and former Mattel employee Brian P. Dougherty in 1983. It is best known for its GEOS operating systems for GEOS for the Commodore 64, 64c, plus 4, Apple II and the c128 and PC/GEOS, also known as GeoWorks ensemble or simply GeoWorks. The company ceased operations in 2003 after it was bought by various other companies.