Why is Business called "Briley Software"?
Briley Software started in 1979 with the arrival of the Commodore PET 2001 microcomputer, which quickly led to creating, and then marketing home-use software for the Commodore, Tandy, and Texas Instrument microcomputers ... using CASSETTE audio tapes. Ack, that was such a LONG, LONG time ago!
A major shakeout hit the hardware market. This left us with a niche market in the 1980's for Bowling League scorekeeping software written by Ronald Gunn called "LeagueBowl". LeagueBowl in various improved versions was the premier scorekeeping system for over a decade, back when a software title had a shelf-life of only four months.
By 1996, we closed up the marketing and production efforts because most bowling lanes had converted to automated kiosks at each lane ... and, frankly, I was tired of losing thousands of dollars in a shrinking market.
The IRS and the City of Livermore required tax statements because I kept the business bank account open, even for minor web site updates and simple videography production. Even so, I put the business to sleep for 17 years.
Upon retirement from LLNL in 2013, the ad hoc work which appealed to me fit nicely with the business model still sleeping in the wings. All government paperwork was already in place and the bank would clearly be happy to see activity again.
So, we are not selling retail software anymore, but nearly everything I touch has something to do with software usage and I am not compelled to change the business paperwork that served well enough for four decades.
City of Livermore License: 09540402 (2021 onward)
Former License: 081546 (1980-2020)
A major shakeout hit the hardware market. This left us with a niche market in the 1980's for Bowling League scorekeeping software written by Ronald Gunn called "LeagueBowl". LeagueBowl in various improved versions was the premier scorekeeping system for over a decade, back when a software title had a shelf-life of only four months.
By 1996, we closed up the marketing and production efforts because most bowling lanes had converted to automated kiosks at each lane ... and, frankly, I was tired of losing thousands of dollars in a shrinking market.
The IRS and the City of Livermore required tax statements because I kept the business bank account open, even for minor web site updates and simple videography production. Even so, I put the business to sleep for 17 years.
Upon retirement from LLNL in 2013, the ad hoc work which appealed to me fit nicely with the business model still sleeping in the wings. All government paperwork was already in place and the bank would clearly be happy to see activity again.
So, we are not selling retail software anymore, but nearly everything I touch has something to do with software usage and I am not compelled to change the business paperwork that served well enough for four decades.
City of Livermore License: 09540402 (2021 onward)
Former License: 081546 (1980-2020)