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Robert W. Lafore (born March 11, 1938) is a computer programmer and systems analyst and entrepreneur.He coined the term "interactive fiction", and was an early software developer in this field. He is a best-selling writer in the field of computer programming.
Early life and education
Lafore has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics.
Career
Lafore worked as a systems analyst for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. In the early days of microcomputing, he wrote programs in BASIC for the TRS-80 and founded his own software company.
Lafore wrote a number of text adventure games, for which he coined the term "interactive fiction", for the company Adventure International.
Lafore authored a number of books on the subject of computer programming.One of his early titles was Soul of CP/M., and his book Assembly Language Primer for the IBM PC and XT was a best-seller.Later books included C++ Interactive Course, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, Turbo C Programming for the IBM, and C Programming Using Turbo C++.At one time he was an editor for the Waite Group publishers. He also wrote a novel based on his adventures sailing in the South Pacific.