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From: lorne@megatest.com (Lorne Covington)
Subject: Re: IF history -- origin of "interactive fiction"
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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 04:02:02 GMT
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I remember reading a short story by Jorge Borges, I think in the Book
of Sand, which was actually about this author and a book he had
written.  The book had several sections or chapters, and each section
had multiple versions, of which the reader was to read only one from
each chapter so that the book could be read in a large number of
different ways.  I don't know when this story first appeared, but
I think it was probably in 50's.  I don't think he used the word
'interactive' in the piece, however.  Anyone out there have some
Borges on the shelf?

						- Lorne
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