Subj : Freebies
To   : ROY J. TELLASON
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Mon May 16 2005 02:35 am

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Hello Roy - 

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RJT>>> I thought that the original point was being able to link
RJT>>> documents to each other. 

CA>>> Apple 'invented' hypertext links if that's what you are
CA>>> referring to. 

RJT>> They may claim that, but I think Ted Nelson wrote about
RJT>> it before Apple got into it, back in 1974 or thereabouts. 

CA>> Leonardo DaVinci 'wrote about' flight but can't take
CA>> credit for the first airplane. ;-) 

RJT> Not quite the same thing... 

RJT> Have you ever read "Computer Lib / Dream Machines"? I have
RJT> an original copy that I picked up in 1978, and also a
RJT> later edition, published by of all people Microsoft Press. 

I realize this sounds a bit arrogant but I was _living_ it, not
reading about it. ;-) 

I remember that hypertext was something Woz at APPLE promoted
and was derided about frequently. That was when all online
displays were text mode only. 

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