Of Infocom's 26 employees, 15 are laid off. The 11 others are offered the chance to move to Silicon Valley. Only 5 accept, including President Joe Ybarra and GM Rob Sears. Duncan Blanchard is the only long time Infocommie among the five.
June
Activision (now Mediagenic) moves Infocom from Cambridge, MA to Menlo Park, CA.