Brian P. Dougherty | |
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_-_restored.jpg) Dougherty in 1987, age 31 | |
| Born | Brian P. Dougherty 1956 (age 67–68) Berkeley, California, United States |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Berkeley Softworks (later renamed to GeoWorks Corporation); co-founder of Imagic, GlobalPC, and Wink Communications |
Brian P. Dougherty (born 1956) is an American software developer and businessman best known as the founder and CEO of Berkeley Softworks (later GeoWorks Corporation), which produced the pioneering GEOS graphical operating system for the Commodore 64 in 1986 and the influential PC/GEOS operating system for the IBM PCs and compatibles in 1990. Dougherty also founded GlobalPC, Airset and Wink Communications. While Dougherty was CEO of GeoWorks, he had been approached by several large technology companies including Microsoft and Apple because of the success of the GEOS operating system.[1] Dougherty attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science.[2] When he graduated he began working at Mattel, where he contributed for the design of the Intellivision video game system.
- ^ Camen, Kroc (August 24, 2006). "GEOS: The Graphical Environment Operating System". OSNews. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Brian P. Dougherty". Global Information Summit: Net Strategies for the Digital Divide Era 2000. Japan: Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 2000. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023.