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Tim Anderson (programmer)

Tim Anderson is an American computer programmer best known for co-creating the adventure game Zork, one of the first works of interactive fiction and an early descendant of ADVENT (also known as Colossal Cave Adventure).

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Known for
Zork, co-founder of Infocom
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BSc, 1975; MS, 1977)
Born
February 1954 (age 72)
Occupations
Video game designer, computer programmer

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Tim Anderson (programmer) → February 1954 (age 72)
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