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                       ------------------              4.1 - Nov 30, 1992
                       Infocom Fact Sheet
                       ------------------
                  Compiled by Paul David Doherty

This file includes some information about Infocom's games and related
subjects. Maybe it is useful as a reference. Thanks to the many people
who made contributions. For suggestions and corrections, please mail me
at <h0142kdd@rz.hu-berlin.de>.


List of contents:

I   Infocom Games
II  Versions
III Infocom Authors
IV  Infocom Newsletters
V   History of Infocom


                       I  Infocom Games
                       ================

This table lists all software products sold under the Infocom label. The
information is given in the form "PrC R Yr  Title_of_program (Author)",
where PrC is the Product Code, R is the difficulty rating and Yr the year
of publication.

Every Infocom product had a specific Order Code which consisted of the
Product Code (to identify the program) and a System Code which identified
the platform for which this product was produced. For example, the Order
Code IM3-CO4 identifies the game "Suspect" (IM3) for the Commodore Amiga
(CO4). The Order Code was printed on the program disk as well as on the
box.

The following System Codes have been used:
 AC1 Apricot                         IB1 IBM & 100% Compatibles
 AP1 Apple II series (48 K 18-sec.)  IB2 IBM & MS-DOS Compatibles
 AP2 Apple Macintosh                 KA1 Kaypro II (CP/M)
 AT1 Atari XL/XE (48 K, 810/1050)    MS1 MS-DOS 2.0
 AT2 Atari ST                        NE1 NEC PC-8000 (56 K, CP/M)
 CO1 Commodore 64/128 (1541)         NE2 NEC APC (CP/M-86)
 CO2 ?                               OS1 Osborne (CP/M)
 CO3 ?                               TA1 TRS-80 Model I (48 K, disk)
 CO4 Commodore Amiga                 TA2 ?
 CO5 Commodore 128 ONLY              TA3 TRS-80 Model III (48 K, disk)
 CP1 CP/M (2.0+, 48 K, 8")           TA4 TRS-80 Color Computer (48 K, disk)
 DE1 PDP-11 (RT-11)                  TI1 TI Professional
 DE2 DEC Rainbow (CP/M)              TI2 TI 99/4 A (48 K, disk)
 EP1 Epson QX-10
Other supported platforms (probably without Product Codes): Commodore
Plus/4 and Schneider CPC (Amstrad). 

There have been 4 difficulty ratings:
   i - Introductory (Junior)
   s - Standard
   a - Advanced
   e - Expert


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