

Their sister, Cathy Carlston, joined the venture a year later.


Brothers Doug and Gary Carlston founded the company in 1980, in order to market Doug?s strategy game, Galactic Empire. In 1986, it was the 9th-largest United States computer software company, and by 1997, the company had annual revenues of $190 million.īr?��derbund began as a truly family affair. became one of the leading producers and distributors of home computer video games and electronic software. In the 1980s and 1990s, Br?��derbund Software, Inc.
