> Now, if only Infocom had used bytecode for their games, instead of hard-wiring the game logic inside their executables. I still remember fondly their best titles: Spellcasting 101, Gateway, Eric the Unready, Super-hero league of Hoboken, ...

Those are Legend Entertainment games. Infocom did use bytecode, and you can play their games on just about anything smarter than a toaster these days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine