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'''Infocom''' was a software company that was founded in 1979 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez.  They became famous for their text adventures using the [[Frotz|Z-machine]] such as the [[Zork series]].
'''Infocom''' was a software company that was founded in 1979 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez.  They became famous for their text adventures using the [[ScummGlk/Frotz|Z-machine]] such as the [[Zork series]].


In 1986, [[Activision]] purchased Infocom.  They closed the Infocom division in 1989, however, they released the [[MADE]] engine graphic adventure games [[Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2]] and [[Return to Zork]] under the Infocom label.
In 1986, [[Activision]] purchased Infocom.  They closed the Infocom division in 1989, however, they released the [[MADE]] engine graphic adventure games [[Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2]] and [[Return to Zork]] under the Infocom label.
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