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:: topic "Xanadu Conf 5/17" from America Online ::

Subj:  Xanadu Conf 5/17                      90-05-17 14:43:03 EDT
From:  AFL MacDev                            Msgs:  4 (90-05-25)

Tonight at 10 PM EDT (7 PM PDT) we will be a discussion on "Project
Xanadu" in the Mac Developers Forum (Keyword: MDV). Our special
guest will be Bob Perez, of Xanadu Operating Company.  He will be
discussing Xanadu Technologies and the Xanadu Developer Program.

More Info on Project Xanadu from Bob Perez [XanaduDev]:

After nearly 15 years of telling the world about Ted Nelson's
Project Xanadu, we at Xanadu Operating Company are finally  nearing
completion of the Xanadu Information Server.

Often referred to as the world's oldest startup, XOC, Inc. has been
quietly working on a new technology for information processing, and
will shortly enter the beta-test stage of the long-awaited Xanadu
Server. Earlier demonstrations of this technology resulted in the
company's purchase in 1988 by AutoDesk, Inc.

Although most people think of Xanadu as primarily a hypertext
product, the real story is that Xanadu uses state-of-the-art
hypertext technology to deliver the foundation for the next
generation of collaborative software. Having a Xanadu Server on
your network will enable you to share and track information in ways
not previously possible, and will enable powerful new applications
that specialize in workgroup productivity.

We see our market as any site that has spent the time and the money
to install a local area network, and we're making the Server
available for Macintosh, Sun and PC-compatible workstations. The
Macintosh version should be available by the end of this calendar
year, followed shortly by the Sun and somewhat later by the PC
versions.

The Xanadu system is based on a client/server architecture that
segments its work into two components: the BackEnd and the
FrontEnd. We are developing the Server itself (the BackEnd), and
will NOT be competing with the Developer community by going into
the FrontEnd business. For this product to be successful, of
course, we must have a good supply of FrontEnd applications
supporting the full range of application possibilities. That's
where the Xanadu Developer Program comes in.

My name is Bob Perez and I'm manager of the Xanadu Developer
Program. I came from two years as manager of the Macintosh Software
Evangelism group for Apple Computer, Inc., and I've applied the
lessons I learned there to help get insanely great Xanadu FrontEnds
written in time for our product launch later this year.

I'll be available in the forum to discuss the components of the
Xanadu Developer Program, the Xanadu Server, or any related
subjects. See you there!

-- Bob Perez