ines ▁with ▁Am iga ▁Unix . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Sk r enta ▁started ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁multi player ▁simulation ▁game . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁launched ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Olymp ia ▁as ▁a ▁pay - for - play ▁P B EM ▁game ▁by ▁Sh adow ▁Island ▁Games . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Sk r enta ▁worked ▁at ▁Unix ▁System ▁L abs ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁IP - level ▁encryption ▁at ▁Sun ▁Mic ros ystem s . ▁He ▁later ▁left ▁Sun ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁D MO Z . ▁He ▁stayed ▁on ▁board ▁after ▁the ▁N ets cape ▁ac quisition , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁directory ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁N ets cape ▁Search , ▁A OL ▁Music , ▁and ▁A OL ▁Sho pping . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁st int ▁at ▁A OL , ▁Sk r enta ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁c of ound ▁Top ix ▁L LC , ▁a ▁Web ▁ 2 . 0 ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁aggreg ation ▁& ▁for ums ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sk r enta ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁c of ound ers ▁sold ▁a ▁ 7 5 % ▁share ▁of ▁Top ix ▁to ▁a ▁newspaper ▁cons ort ium ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Trib une , ▁G ann ett , ▁and ▁Knight ▁R id der . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late