ifwiki: Infocom ifwiki: Z-machine Under this directory are two quite distinct categories of information: - Historical material relating to Infocom, a commercial publisher of IF, active 1979-1989, and its works; - Tools (such as Inform) which relate to the reverse-engineering of Infocom's story format (the "Z-machine"), and the creation of new works using that format and its descendants. # adverts Advertisements published by Infocom # articles Magazine articles about Infocom and its works # compilers Tools for building new works in the Z-machine format (and its descendants) # demos Demo versions of Infocom games and other works # fonts Fonts used in Infocom products # hints Hints and solutions for Infocom's games # icons Fan-made icons for Infocom's games (and other IF files) # images Miscellaneous images relating to Infocom and its works # info Information about Infocom and its works # interpreters Interpreters for Z-code works (both Infocom's and others'), and related tools # media Graphics and sound files from Infocom games # NZT+TSL "New Zork Times" / "The Status Line", Infocom's newsletters # patches Patches to convert between versions of Infocom's games # shipped-documentation Versions of documentation accompanying Infocom's games # tools Tools for working with Infocom's games, and with other Z-code files # z-machine The reverse-engineered specification of Infocom's Z-machine (and later extensions)