[3] Trivia proved itself popular with the limited userbase of ARPANET, leading Anderson and Blank, as well as Bruce Daniels and Dave Lebling to collaborate on a new game.
[3][4] The team enjoyed Adventure, but found themselves frustrated with the limited interface of the game, specifically its two-word command structure.
[3][4][6] The home computer ports of Zork would prove immensely successful, and Infocom grew rapidly, focusing on producing new text adventures, as well as branching out into business software.
[7][8] The company's expansion into business software ultimately caused them to de-emphasize game production, which lead to their eventual demise in 1989.
[4][9] After Infocom shut down, Anderson held a variety of positions in the defense and business sectors, including serving as the CTO of Offroad Capital, a dot-com bubble startup for investing in private equity online.