On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 1:31 AM Steve Lewis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Sad to hear about Don Lancaster. Things like this is what motivated me to > make the "domesticating the computer" video, which briefly mentions the TV > Typewriter - to honor these "living legends". I wish I could have fit in > more about Don and also Ted Nelson, author of Computer Lib. And speaking > of Ted, I wish I could grasp/understand Project Xanadu better. My only > explanation is that our typical/classical approach to "file management" has > borrowed all the concepts of the physical world -- a desktop, a cabinet > with drawers, containing folders and files. But in cyberspace there was no > real reason to follow that model, and we could have had a better approach > to linking information (in some more bi-directional fashion). I don't know > if that comes close to Xanadu's ideals, but that's my gist understanding. > Our spoken languages I think sometimes make it difficult to convey novel > ideas sometimes. > > -SL > Ted personally demonstrated Xanadu to me and I still came away somewhat baffled :) Sellam
