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The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and Emulations: The Multimedia Accompaniment to the Print EditionMain MenuTitle PageThe Title Page of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsMedia Assets in "Introduction: Welcome to the Funhouse!"All media assets referenced in the Introduction of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsMedia Assets in "Chapter 1: Emulation"All media assets referenced in Chapter 1 of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsMedia Assets in "Chapter 2: Migration & Translation"All media assets referenced in Chapter 2 of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsMedia Assets in "Chapter 3: Versions & Editions"All media assets referenced in Chapter 3 of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsMedia Assets in Chapter 4: Restoration & Reconstruction: Final ThoughtsAll media assets referenced in Chapter 4 of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsBack MatterThe Back Matter of The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and EmulationsDene Grigarae403ae38ea2a2cccdec0313e11579da14c92f28
Folio of the 1993 Vinyl Edition of Penelope
12022-11-15T15:40:12-08:00Dene Grigarae403ae38ea2a2cccdec0313e11579da14c92f284119721A figure of the vinyl folio of the 1993 edition of Judy Malloy's its name was Penelopeplain2023-05-27T11:42:12-07:00Dene Grigarae403ae38ea2a2cccdec0313e11579da14c92f28
This deep blue vinyl folio of Judy Malloy's its name was Penelope constitutes the original packaging for the hypertext novel. Because vinyl retained moisture, it caused the pages of the booklet bundled with the floppy disk to stick together and leave a residue on the folio cover. At the time of its use, there were also concerns that it would affect the durability of the floppy disk, though experiences with the works packaged in vinyl folios do not support this theory.
The work's title provides two important insights into the narrative that readers come to realize as they experience the work. The word "its" suggests an object rather than a human being, and "was" hints to a past. Indeed, the blue sailboat functions in the story as a symbol of the protagonist's innocence, a time when she and her family lived with her grandparents while her father was away at war. Likewise, the story unfolds as memories—bits and pieces of images, experiences, and feelings captured in lexias accessed through the work’s generative and hypertext functionality.
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