Berkeley Softworks

GeoWorks Corporation
Formerly
  • The Softworks (1983–1984)
  • Berkeley Softworks, Inc. (1984–1990)
TypePublic
IndustrySoftware
Founded1983 (1983) in Berkeley, California
FounderBrian P. Dougherty
Defunct2003 (2003)
FateDissolution
ProductsGEOS, PC/GEOS, geoRAM, geoPublish, geoProgrammer, geoFile, geoCalc

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 and PC/GEOS operating systems, the latter also known as GeoWorks Ensemble or simply GeoWorks. The company ceased operations in 2003 after it was bought by various other companies.