Infocom

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Infocom

COMPANY

Maker of text-based computer adventure games including Zork: The Great Underground Empire. Acquired by Activision in 1987, shut down 1989.

Industry:
Video Games

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Marc Blank Computer Programmer 1954 Programmer behind Zork

Dave Lebling Computer Programmer 30-Oct-1949 Co-Founder of Infocom, helped write Zork

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Marc Blank Computer Programmer 1954 Programmer behind Zork

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Steve Meretzky Computer Programmer 1-May-1957 Leather Goddesses of Phobos

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Douglas Adams Author 11-Mar-1952 11-May-2001 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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