START
• Paper [pdf]
• Slide Presentation [html] [pdf]
• Timeline

The (abridged) story of Infocom:

• Introduction
• In the Beginning
• The Z-Machine
• Company Culture
• The Appeal of Infocom Games
• Publishing and Marketing
• Advertisements Gallery
• Shift to Business Software
• Cornerstone
• Transition to Business
  
• Trouble Arises
  
• But they Release their Business Software
• Is that enough?
• Another Company to the rescue
• Conclusion
• Why did they Fail?
• What can we learn

• Useful Links