English Software

English Software is a video game developer at Manchester and United Kingdom. It was established in 1982. It ceased in 1987.

Also recorded as The English Software Company; English Software Company, The; English Software Company.

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Identity

What the record establishes about English Software.

Middle English medical texts / Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta, and Martti Mäkinen ; incl. MEMT presenter by Raymond Hickey. is dated [2005] and held by Wellcome Collection. Early modern English medical texts : corpus description and studies / edited by Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta. is dated [2010] and held by Wellcome Collection. Digital preservation for libraries, archives, and museums / Edward M. Corrado and Heather Lea Moulaison. is dated [2014] and held by Wellcome Collection. The state of food and agriculture 2003-04. is dated 2004 and held by Wellcome Collection. English Software is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q5378382. Other people / David Horvitz. is dated 2025 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Quest for the code of life. is dated 1997 and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 7 objects associated with this heading. IT in health. is dated 1982 and held by Wellcome Collection. English Software is associated with United Kingdom. English Software is recorded from 1982.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to English Software is held.

Leviathan - English Software (Disk Image) (1987) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Captain Sticky's Gold [a][req OSb] (1983) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Neptune's Daughters [h] (1984) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Knight Games (Side A) (1986) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Elektra Glide [h MG] (1985) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Dan Strikes Back (1984) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Jet Boot Jack (1983) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

software, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2026. KNOWING SOFTWARE ENGINEER’S PERSONALITY TO IMPROVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies, 2011. Evolving Software Quality Knowledge, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge, 2011. Enterprise Ontology Driven Software Engineering, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends, 2012. Software Ecosystems Risks, Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, 2013. A knowledge-based taxonomy of critical factors for adopting electronic health record systems by physicians: a systematic literature review, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2010. Assessment of the High-heel Shoes Effect on Head Protrusion Angle, Physical Treatments, 2016.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 8 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

It is associated with United Kingdom. The record gives 1982 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1987.

Its recorded seat is Manchester. The recorded field of activity is video game industry. Recorded products are video game.

Chronology

  1. 1982English Software established.
  2. 1982IT in health. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1983Hyperblast! [t] digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1983Steeple Jack digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1983Jet Boot Jack digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1985Elektra Glide [h MG] digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1986Mediator digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1987English Software ceased.
  9. 1987Leviathan digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1997Quest for the code of life. (Wellcome Collection).
  11. 2004The state of food and agriculture 2003-04. (Wellcome Collection).
  12. 2005Middle English medical texts / Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta, and Martti Mäkinen ; incl. MEMT presenter by Raymond Hickey. (Wellcome Collection).
  13. 2010Early modern English medical texts : corpus description and studies / edited by Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta. (Wellcome Collection).
  14. 2025Other people / David Horvitz. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Enterprise Ontology Driven Software Engineering, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Evolving Software Quality Knowledge, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Knowledge, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    KNOWING SOFTWARE ENGINEER’S PERSONALITY TO IMPROVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Software Ecosystems Risks, Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    software, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming English Software.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 125 digitised items catalogued under English Software as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 7 works naming English Software.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5378382: English Software

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “English Software”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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