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'''Infocom''' was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called ''Cornerstone''. Infocom was founded on [[June 22]] [[1979]] by MIT staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez and lasted as an independent company until 1986 when it was bought by [[Activision]]. Activision finally shut down the Infocom division in 1989, although they released some titles in the 1990s under the Infocom ''[[Zork]]'' brand. | '''Infocom''' was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called ''Cornerstone''. Infocom was founded on [[June 22]] [[1979]] by MIT staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez and lasted as an independent company until 1986 when it was bought by [[Activision]]. Activision finally shut down the Infocom division in 1989, although they released some titles in the 1990s under the Infocom ''[[Zork]]'' brand. |