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Table of Contents
PREFACE I I V
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS X I I I
ONE THE PLEASURE OF THE TEXT ADVENTURE
TWO R I D D L E S
THREE ADVENTURE AND ITS ANCESTORS
F O U R Z O R K AND OTHER MAINFRAME WORKS 9 5
F I V E I N F O C O M AND COMMERCIAL BEGINNINGS
SIX DIFFERENT VISIONS WORLDWIDE
SEVEN THE INDEPENDENTS
E I G H T I N T E R A C T I V E F I C T I O N I N OUR CULTURE 2 2 2 3
I N T E R A C T I V E FICTION WORKS CITED 2 3 5
SECONDARY SOURCES 2 4 7
INDEX