King of Space
Internal Copies
ELL-W-122-1
Copy published by Eastgate Systems, Inc. on 3.5in Floppy Disk in 1991.
ISBN: 188451104X
Grigar received this copy from N. Katherine Hayles for the ELO 2008 Conference exhibit, "Early Authors of Electronic Literature: The Eastgate School, Voyager Artists, and Independent Productions," that Grigar curated. The work runs on Hypergate, software created specifically for King of Space by Mark Bernstein. It requires a floppy disk drive and 2MB of memory. In order to read the work, all files on the two floppy disks must be moved to a folder on the desktop. The folio contains a manual; two gray floppy disks; an advertisement card for other Eastgate Systems, Inc. publications; an installation update pamphlet; and a registration card. Ink has stained the inside of the vinyl folio. The manual is ripped, and pages stick together. The advertisement and registration cards are also stained by ink.
Tested and working on the following operating systems:
Requires the following software:
- Hypergate
ELL-W-122-2
Copy published by Eastgate Systems, Inc. on 3.5in Floppy Disk in 1991.
ISBN: 188451104X
Grigar purchased this copy directly from Eastgate Systems, Inc. for use in the Electronic Literature Lab. The work runs on Hypergate, software created specifically for King of Space by Mark Bernstein. It requires a floppy disk drive and 2MB of memory. In order to read the work, all files on the two floppy disks must be moved to a folder on the desktop. The folio is unopened. From the opened copy it is known that the folio contains a manual; two gray floppy disks; an advertisement card for other Eastgate Systems, Inc. publications; an installation update pamphlet; and a registration card.
Tested and working on the following operating systems:
Requires the following software:
- Hypergate
ELL-W-122-1
Copy published by Eastgate Systems, Inc. on 3.5in Floppy Disk in 1991.
ISBN: 188451104X
Grigar received this copy from David Kolb for use in the electronic literature lab in 2017. The work runs on Hypergate, software created specifically for King of Space by Mark Bernstein. It requires a floppy disk drive and 2MB of memory. In order to read the work, all files on the two floppy disks must be moved to a folder on the desktop. The folio contains a manual, two black floppy disks, an installation update pamphlet, and a registration card. Ink has stained the inside of the vinyl folio. The manual pages stick together. Registration cards are stained by ink.
Tested and working on the following operating systems:
Requires the following software:
- Hypergate
