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[QUERENT] Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text

[SYSTEM] Published by [MIT Press](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg) and Counterpath Press on November 5, 2024, [Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11vlsmmbcp&q=Output%3A+An+Anthology+of+Computer-Generated+Text%2C+1953%E2%80%932023) is a 504-page collection edited by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Nick Montfort. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]
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* Timeframe Covered: Seven decades of English-language, machine-written text from 1953 to 1953–2023. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]
* Contents: Features 200 selections across fine-grained genres including poetry, prose, storytelling, conversations, humor, letters, reporting, rhetoric, and code. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVaMp55Qg7CBvfcIceRZk-IxQ8Z8_1xJh09JAvy8-Uz6A5x0FCPdfscFZRZGdNhJfpMmGy19sr2Z0MQ6IiJLYkGFF8TWA6SNzdW0UiM3UC-3KYwIESWmlEYYLdiu_tdQ), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZwHrOzAVz-_MSQAzaWHmXOagUyFA4BYcNaGq1u2bvZWttcUOeovTWiMLujH8QFp7W4tXLB_LSbkgghUMbxJ5jNMJetftFsKlzrRUJplXaGP4gHtHdyNq64YJ1ZkOOF8qpBshsdgbxk0), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]
* Scope: Focuses strictly on functional computer-generated systems and software output, deliberately excluding pure human-computer conceptual collaborations. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]
* Accolades: Received an Honorable Mention for the 2025 N. Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]
* Formats & Pricing: Available in paperback ($45.00) and eBook ($28.99) formats through platforms like the [MIT Press Bookstore](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg). [[1](https://support.google.com/knowledgepanel/answer/9787176), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVfpoyTfTjKz5JdWImA7umB-9Ay9fRyUs2h1SuO4MmHUlP2TCJvlMpOTaz-ANjM4j-V-nF9xv3mcWyv0Ihg0ccZJwtdCY85n28DEF4PD0ucUBBAV0njZ7cSzOQ88NQZ2S4Eg)]

If you'd like, I can share more about specific historical systems featured in the book (such as Joseph E. Grimes' 1963 Fairy Tale Generator or Alison Knowles' The House of Dust). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVaMp55Qg7CBvfcIceRZk-IxQ8Z8_1xJh09JAvy8-Uz6A5x0FCPdfscFZRZGdNhJfpMmGy19sr2Z0MQ6IiJLYkGFF8TWA6SNzdW0UiM3UC-3KYwIESWmlEYYLdiu_tdQ)]
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Paperback ISBN: 9780262549813 Pub date: November 5, 2024 504 pp., 7 x 9 in, 41 b&w illus. MIT Press BookstorePenguin Random HouseAmazonBarnes and NobleBookshop.
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Output: An Anthology of Computer
and Nick you're all familiar with uh Nick uses computation litary art he's a PI in the center. he has many books that include computerenerated books the deletio...
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The OUTPUT Anthology is Out! – Post Position - Nick Montfort
I'm delighted that after more than four years of work by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and myself — we're co-editors of this book — the MIT Press and Counterpath have ...
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