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Rebooting Electronic Literature, Volume 2: Documenting Pre-Web Born Digital Media

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Photos of Stuart Moulthrop's "Victory Garden"
The folio of Victory Garden is 9 inches by 6 inches in size with a cream colored background.

Folio, Vinyl, Front
The cover of the folio contains a black and white image of a canyon wall face, which covers the majority of the front. The words “VICTORY GARDEN” are placed haphazardly across the upper half of the cover, written in a cream stencil font over vibrant red squares. On the left-hand side between “VICTORY” and “GARDEN” is a white sticker with “Property of Katherine Hayles” printed in black. Underneath the work’s title in quotes center-aligned reads “...indispensible. No one has taken on the hard questions about hypertext and fiction or played so intransigently with the myriad possibilities and obstacles of this new art for has Stuart Moulthrop. —Robert Coover, New York Times Book Review.” White text highlighted in black the bottom of the folio displays “Stuart Moulthrop.”
Folio, Vinyl, Back
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The back of the folio is cream colored. The top of the folio in quotes reads “‘Victory Garden” may be the most rich and readable piece of hyperfiction yet published.’”
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“ — Electronic Entertainment.”
A series of red squares are concentrated below the quote in the same positioning as they were on the front of the cover behind each letter in “VICTORY,” though the squares here are significantly smaller.

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“‘Like many graduate students in that part of the world, Emily had made commitments to her Uncle to finance work on her degree. In September of 1990, Uncle sent a letter calling in the chit.’”

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“Victory Garden is a maze of stories and connected lives, overlaid on a collage of the Gulf War and its media frenzy. Emily Runbird is a graduate student who has been called up to serve in the Persian Gulf. Underneath the parties, seductions, unsafe driving and academic politics lies every character’s worry about Emily and the war.”

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The title is displayed at the center of the folio in an identical fashion to the front, though it is smaller.

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“‘Moulthrop has used hyperfiction to link real and imagined fragments, allowing the reader to do what the media and the government made impossible: to explore the story of the war, and of ourselves, for ourselves.’"
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"— Harry Goldstein, The Utne Reader"

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“‘Victory Garden marks a new stage in hyperfiction’s development.’”
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“—Robert Coover, The New York Times Book Review.”

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A black line separates the content at the bottom of the folio. “For Windows™ or Macintosh™. Requires 1 MB RAM and a hard disk drive” is printed underneath. Two bubbles are placed before “Windows” and “Macintosh," which are meant signify that this particular version of Victory Garden is compatible with either a Windows or Macintosh system.

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Eastgate Systems’ logo is placed at the bottom left of the folio, which is an ink drawing of a brick wall with an ornate passageway. To the right of the logo reads the following:
“Published by
Eastgate Systems INC [The letters I N C are arranged reminiscent to a descending staircase.]
134 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(800) 562-1638
(617) 924-9044.”
The bottom right of the folio contains the ISBN number with a bar code. The ISBN number is 1-884511-03-1.
Folio Vinyl, Opened
The left and right pages contain pockets for storing floppy disks and an instructional booklet. The left page advertises a subscription to the Eastgate Quarterly Review of Hypertext. The rights side contains information regarding the Storyspace hypertext authoring system.
Folio, Vinyl, Spine
The spine of the folio is cream colored. The far left reads “VICTORY GARDEN” in an identical font and coloring as on the front of the pholio, though the letters are placed in a straight line rather than haphazardly. The center of the spine says “Stuart Moulthrop” in black, and the far right displays “Eastgate Systems, Inc.” in Eastgate Systems’ font.
Booklet, Folio, Vinyl
The booklet is contained within a vinyl folio. Text at the top highlighted in green reads "STUART MOULTHROP," with "VICTORY GARDEN" printed underneath in a stencil font.
Folio, Paper, Front
The cover of the booklet reads "Stuart Moulthrop" with "VICTORY GARDEN" stenciled underneath. Below is displayed "with an Introduction by Michael Joyce and 'Are we reading yet' by J. Yellowlees Douglas." A box in the lower third of the folio cover contains italicized text: "Like many graduate students in that part of the world, Emily had made commitments to her Uncle to finance the work on her degree. In September of 1990, Uncle sent a letter calling in the chit." Copyright information and Eastgate Systems Inc.'s contact are listed on the bottom left.
Folio, Paper, Back
The back presents the software licence agreement, warranty and disclaimer, and copyright information for Eastgate Systems Inc.
Folio, Paper, Inside Opened, Left and Right
The left page provides the installation instructions for running Victory Garden on a Macintosh computer (whether it be on models Plus, Classic or larger.) The right page informs the reader how to navigate the work, such as pressing the RETURN key to follow a linear path.
Floppy disk, Windows
The Windows version is contained in a white floppy disk. A sticker that reads "Property of Katherine Hayles" is placed over the top right of the floppy. The first third of the floppy disk's label on the front is red in color, with white center-aligned text reading “CIVILIZED SOFTWARE” and “from Eastgate Systems, Inc.” underneath. The bottom two thirds of the label is in white. Eastgate System’s logo is on the left side, with red text on the right that says “Stuart Moulthrop VICTORY GARDEN.” The bottom right of the label reads:
“Eastgate Systems, Inc.
PO Box 1307, Cambridge MA 02238.”
The bottom right of the label says:
“(800) 562-1638
(617) 924-9044.”
Floppy Disk, Windows, Back
The label on the front folds over to the back of the floppy disk. White text is placed over a red backdrop:
“Copyright 2001 by Stuart Moulthrop. All Rights Reserved. Storyspace is a trademark and CIVILIZED SOFTWARE a service mark of Eastgate Systems, Inc.”
Floppy Disk, Windows, Front
The Windows version is contained in a white floppy disk. The first third of the label on the front is red in color, with white center-aligned text reading “CIVILIZED SOFTWARE” and “from Eastgate Systems, Inc.” underneath. The bottom two thirds of the label is in white. Eastgate System’s logo is on the left side, with red text on the right that says “Stuart Moulthrop VICTORY GARDEN.” The bottom right of the label reads:
“Eastgate Systems, Inc.
PO Box 1307, Cambridge MA 02238.”
The bottom right of the label says:
“(800) 562-1638
(617) 924-9044.”

Floppy Disk, Windows, Back
The label on the front folds over to the back of the floppy disk. White text is placed over a red backdrop: “Copyright 2001 by Stuart Moulthrop. All Rights Reserved. Storyspace is a trademark and CIVILIZED SOFTWARE a service mark of Eastgate Systems, Inc.”