Robert W. Lafore (born March 11, 1938) is a computer programmer, systems analyst and entrepreneur.
He coined the term "interactive fiction",[1] and was an early software developer in this field.
[2] Lafore worked as a systems analyst for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
In the early days of microcomputing, he wrote programs in BASIC for the TRS-80[3] and founded his own software company.
[4] Lafore has authored a number of books on the subject of computer programming, including Soul of CP/M.,[5][6] and Assembly Language Primer for the IBM PC and XT.