But I get ahead of myself. A new company, as Infocom was then, has a burgeoning need for additional capital. Someone has to pay the staff and the rent, and three years tucked away in front of glowing CRTs working on a single long-term project do not revenue make. Well, there was this game Zork , which Dave Lebling , Marc Blank , Tim Anderson and Bruce Daniels had up and running on a mainframe. That'll get the checks signed while the serious work is going on.
History springs from most humble beginnings.
Zork II eased tentatively into the marketplace. Revies rolled in again. And never looking back. The zany Infocom of today. Infocom has created a reputation for itself that swings far wide of the corporate reality.