Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Mark Englebardt was the founder of Wayzata Technology, a company that was one of the earliest publishers of CD-ROM software. The company was founded in 1991, and produced hundreds of CD-ROM titles before going out of business in 1996. The company's discs were primarily for Macintosh but many worked with all ISO-9660 compatible platforms. Its most popular product was the Wayzata World Factbook, a disc of information about countries and territories around the world.
Downloadable versions of more than 80 of Wayzata CD-ROMs are available at the Internet Archive.
This interview took place on January 26, 2016.
Inc Magazine: Pioneer CD-ROM Maker Hit by Hardball Competition: inc.com/magazine/19961201/1887.html
Downloadable versions of Wayzata CD-ROMs at Internet Archive: archive.org/details/wayzatacds
Mark Englebardt was the founder of Wayzata Technology, a company that was one of the earliest publishers of CD-ROM software. The company was founded in 1991, and produced hundreds of CD-ROM titles before going out of business in 1996. The company's discs were primarily for Macintosh but many worked with all ISO-9660 compatible platforms. Its most popular product was the Wayzata World Factbook, a disc of information about countries and territories around the world.
Downloadable versions of more than 80 of Wayzata CD-ROMs are available at the Internet Archive.
This interview took place on January 26, 2016.
Inc Magazine: Pioneer CD-ROM Maker Hit by Hardball Competition: inc.com/magazine/19961201/1887.html
Downloadable versions of Wayzata CD-ROMs at Internet Archive: archive.org/details/wayzatacds
