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''Zork'' was freely released on the ARPANET, however, when three of the four designers of ''Zork'' formed [[Infocom]], it was split into three text adventure games (''[[Zork I: The Great Underground Empire|Zork I]]'', ''[[Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz|II]]'', and ''[[Zork III: The Dungeon Master|III]]'') so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.
''Zork'' was freely released on the ARPANET, the precursor of the internet. However, when three of the four designers of ''Zork'' formed [[Infocom]], it was split into three text adventure games (''[[Zork I: The Great Underground Empire|Zork I]]'', ''[[Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz|II]]'', and ''[[Zork III: The Dungeon Master|III]]'') so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.


[[Volker Blasius]] ported ''Zork'' to DOS in 1987.
[[Volker Blasius]] ported ''Zork'' to DOS in 1987.
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