I could go on and on, and sometimes do. This really does have to come to a halt somewhere. But my notes all start calling out: "you haven't included me yet!", "why him and not me?", "but I'm such an elegant example, don't leave me waiting in the wings" and on and on.

The list is still long. Why, after all, haven't I dealt with the physical qualities of holding a book in one's hands and how that is different from holding a computer screen? What about the literary predecessors of hypertext who deserve their day in the sun? Why haven't I discussed examples of academic webs that make more or less satisfying use of hypertext?

Did I write that the list is "long"? Perhaps almost endless. The Boidem is a medium that permits me to discuss each of these topics because my deadline is for myself alone, and because I can always add another column, as I do. But the groundrules for a thesis are different. Time and space are real restrictions, even when you're dealing with the world of hypertext. So it is with genuine regret and heartfelt apologies that I have decided to stop at a certain point. There is probably already more here than is actually called for. To a certain extent that can be explained away as an example of how the medium works. But at some point we simply have to say "enough".

Go to: More, more, give me more!, or
Go to: Should I quote them all?, or
Go to: Prove you're not making all this up