malloy, 1995, uncle roger

written 20240113.

microchip espionage at the onset of the computing revolution. jenny, a recent graduate, has moved to the west coast and taken a job as babysitter for the tech executive tom broadthrow. jenny is present on the margins of successive parties held by the broadthrow family and through which an ensemble of characters rotates, including her repellent and possibly dangerous uncle roger.

this is the 1995 hypertext version of the story, considerably changed in format and content from the original unix and basic versions published between 1986-88. no less fascinating and engaging. for a good rundown of uncle roger’s migration across formats and platforms, featuring an discussion with judy malloy herself, see grigar and moulthrop, 2017, traversals

malloy, 1995, uncle roger

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