Founder of id Software; lead programmer of Doom, Quake, and others.
Date of birth: 20 August 1970 edit
Current residence: Mesquite, Texas (?) edit
Important software John Carmack has worked on:
Timeline:
| Year | Event |
| 1990 | First Commander Keen game released |
| 1991 | Co-founded id Software |
| 1992 | Wolfenstein 3D released |
| 1993 | Doom released |
| 1995 | Source code for Wolfenstein 3D released |
| 1996 | Quake released |
| 1997 | Source code for Doom released |
| 1999 | Appeared as #10 on Time Magazine's Digital 50 |
| 2000 | Founded Armadillo Aerospace |
| 2001 | Inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame |
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