Storyspace 1 3. What Was Novel in 1987

Stor y s p ace, a hy p er text wr i ti ng env i r onm ent, has been w i dely us ed for wri ti ng, read i ng, and res ear ch for near ly f i fteen year s. Th e ap p ear ance of a new im p lem entati on p r ov i d es a sui table occas i on to rev i ew th e des i gn of Stor y s p ace, both in its hi s tor i cal context and in th e context of contem p or ar y res ear ch . Of par ti cu lar inter es t is th e op por tu ni ty to exam i ne its us e in a var i ety of pu bli sh ed d ocu m ents , all cr eated wi th in one sy s tem , bu t spanni ng th e m ost of th e hi s tory of li terar y hy p er text.