Softape was anApple II software company that publishedcomputer games, utilities and productivity programs for the Apple II series of personal computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was co-founded by William V. R. Smith, Bill Depew and Gary Koffler. In 1980, the company's name was changed to Artsci, Inc. (artscipub.com) and they now operate as aninternet service provider as well as publish literature onamateur radio.
Softape's Software Exchange newsletter,Softalk, was started in 1979 as a club newsletter, of which there were only two editions. Its success caused Softape to look for partners to handle a monthly format magazine.Margot Comstock and Al Tommervik joined the effort in 1980 and the new group re-designed it into the Apple II enthusiast magazineSoftalk.[1]
Softape published at least 20 games for the Apple II:[2][3]