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- I don't know how interesting this will be to people, but I called one
- of the technical people on the project, Mark Bernstein, (he's cced on
- this message) and this might be close to a Mac front end for the web.
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- From: Elli Mylonas <ELLI%BROWNVM.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Coover article in NYT Bk Rvw on electronic fiction
- To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
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- This is a rather tardy reply to the query about StorySpace.
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- StorySpace is a hypertext authoring system that runs on the
- Macintosh. The person using it creates "spaces" which
- can contain text and/or other spaces. Links can also be created between
- different text spans, and the links can be keyworded.
- It is then possible to use the keywords to select sets of links to
- follow.
- StorySpace was originally conceived as a writing tool, but has since
- been used as an organizer, courseware authoring system, environment
- for writing fiction, etc.
- It is written by J. David Bolter, Michael Joyce and John B. Smith, and
- is distributed by Eastgate Systems in Cambridge Mass.
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- I have played with StorySpace a little, and have also read some of the
- fiction written in it (also from Eastgate). It is an extremely
- sophisticated and versatile hypertext system, and using it is a very
- worthwhile initiation into this new medium (...?!).
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- I should also add that, although I am not affiliated with
- Eastgate or StorySpace, I think their products are good, and
- I am a supporter and friend of theirs, so I am not entirely
- nonpartisan.
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- To get in touch with Eastgate, call 1-800-562-1638. The fiction
- is in the $30 range, and really takes the shine out of the current
- books on disk.
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