Infocom - Revision history

Larsbrinkhoff: Had a DEC-20 called FRED.

2024-01-10T08:19:21Z

Had a DEC-20 called FRED.

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	[[Category: Software Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Software Manufacturers]]
			[[Category: PDP-10 Users]]

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2019-09-17T13:24:00Z

Text Games: void dab

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	* [[Starcross]]		* [[Starcross]]
	* [[Suspect]]		* [[Suspect]]
	* [[Suspended]]		* [[Suspended (game)\|Suspended]]
	* [[Witness]]		* [[Witness]]

Jnc: Proper cat, links

2018-10-19T12:39:58Z

Proper cat, links

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	[[Image:infocom logo.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Infocom Logo]]		[[Image:infocom logo.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Infocom Logo]]
	Infocom was best known for their text adventure games. The most famous of which would have to be [[Dungeon\|Zork]]. Founded in 1979, then bought by [[Activision]] in 1986. Periodically they do re-release the Infocom games in the [[Lost Treasures of Infocom]] series, the latest of which is available for the iPhone & iPad.

	Infocom ~~rode the first wave of personal computer~~ games~~, which were text only~~. ~~People who~~ would ~~afford computers in the late 70's and early 80's tended~~ to be ~~professionals who read books~~. ~~This was a perfect fit for Infocom~~. ~~However~~ the ~~market changed as the user base got younger, and started to demand things like graphics, and sound.~~ Infocom ~~didn't want to be~~ in the ~~games business~~, ~~and instead used~~ the ~~games to fund it's business line~~ of ~~software. Cornerstone however was not the hit they were hoping~~ for~~. Running a database in~~ the [[~~ZIL~~]] ~~VM on an 8bit microcomputer proved too slow for all practical purposes~~.		Infocom was best known for their text adventure games. The most famous of which would have to be [[Dungeon\|Zork]]. Founded in 1979, then bought by [[Activision]] in 1986. Periodically they do re-release the Infocom games in the [[Lost Treasures of Infocom]] series, the latest of which is available for the [[iPhone]] & [[iPad]].

			Infocom rode the first wave of [[personal computer]] games, which were text only. People who would afford computers in the late 70's and early 80's tended to be professionals who read books. This was a perfect fit for Infocom. However the market changed as the user base got younger, and started to demand things like [[graphics]], and sound. Infocom didn't want to be in the games business, and instead used the games to fund it's business line of software. Cornerstone however was not the hit they were hoping for. Running a [[database]] in the [[ZIL]] VM on an 8bit [[microcomputer]] proved too slow for all practical purposes.

	== Text Games ==		== Text Games ==
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	* [[Cornerstone]]		* [[Cornerstone]]

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	[[Category:Software Manufacturers]]
			[[Category: Software Manufacturers]]

Neozeed: add in logo

2014-04-25T01:00:22Z

add in logo

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			[[Image:infocom logo.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Infocom Logo]]
	Infocom was best known for their text adventure games. The most famous of which would have to be [[Dungeon\|Zork]]. Founded in 1979, then bought by [[Activision]] in 1986. Periodically they do re-release the Infocom games in the [[Lost Treasures of Infocom]] series, the latest of which is available for the iPhone & iPad.		Infocom was best known for their text adventure games. The most famous of which would have to be [[Dungeon\|Zork]]. Founded in 1979, then bought by [[Activision]] in 1986. Periodically they do re-release the Infocom games in the [[Lost Treasures of Infocom]] series, the latest of which is available for the iPhone & iPad.

Neozeed: fix some names

2014-04-21T06:55:04Z

fix some names

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	== Graphical Games ==		== Graphical Games ==
	* [[~~Battle Tech 3025:~~ The Crescent Hawk's Inception]]		* [[Battletech The Crescent Hawk's Inception]]
	* [[~~Battle Tech 3025:~~ The Crescent Hawk's Revenge]]		* [[Battletech The Crescent Hawk's Revenge]]


	== Business Software ==		== Business Software ==

Neozeed: add more games..

2014-04-20T03:36:35Z

add more games..

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	* [[Zork II]]		* [[Zork II]]
	* [[Zork III]]		* [[Zork III]]
			* [[Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]]
			* [[Cutthroats]]
			* [[Planetfall]]
			* [[Starcross]]
			* [[Suspect]]
			* [[Suspended]]
			* [[Witness]]

	== Graphical Games ==		== Graphical Games ==

Neozeed: lame initial version.

2014-04-20T02:48:32Z

lame initial version.

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Infocom was best known for their text adventure games. The most famous of which would have to be [[Dungeon|Zork]]. Founded in 1979, then bought by [[Activision]] in 1986. Periodically they do re-release the Infocom games in the [[Lost Treasures of Infocom]] series, the latest of which is available for the iPhone & iPad.

Infocom rode the first wave of personal computer games, which were text only. People who would afford computers in the late 70's and early 80's tended to be professionals who read books. This was a perfect fit for Infocom. However the market changed as the user base got younger, and started to demand things like graphics, and sound. Infocom didn't want to be in the games business, and instead used the games to fund it's business line of software. Cornerstone however was not the hit they were hoping for. Running a database in the [[ZIL]] VM on an 8bit microcomputer proved too slow for all practical purposes.

== Text Games ==
* [[Zork I]]
* [[Zork II]]
* [[Zork III]]

== Graphical Games ==
* [[Battle Tech 3025: The Crescent Hawk's Inception]]
* [[Battle Tech 3025: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge]]

== Business Software ==
* [[Cornerstone]]

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[[Category:Software Manufacturers]]