ENGL 467: Computer and Text (Fall 2004)


Hypertext Before the Web 1.0 (posted 8 November 2004)

Readings:

Aarseth, 76-96;
Vannevar Bush, “As We May Think” (sections 6, 7, 8 especially):
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/computer/bushf.htm;
Begin Joyce’s Afternoon.

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To read "As We May Think" it says that you need to subscribe to The Atlantic Online.

Posted by: Kathleen Moeller on November 7, 2004 01:12 PM | Permalink to Comment

Unfortunate. That must be recent. Try this URL instead:

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~jod/texts/vannevar.bush.html

Posted by: MGK on November 7, 2004 01:45 PM | Permalink to Comment

Professor K:

For our CYOA paper, when you ask us to discuss our book as a "cybertext", whose definition of a "cybertext" should we use? Aarseths, or defs from class?

Thanks,
Brooke

Posted by: Brooke Robertson on November 8, 2004 07:23 PM | Permalink to Comment

Cybertext according to Aarseth.

Posted by: MGK on November 8, 2004 07:31 PM | Permalink to Comment