Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!cimshop!davidm From: cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) Newsgroups: comp.multimedia Subject: Re: Hypertext implementation - How ? Message-ID: Date: 12 Feb 91 17:59:30 GMT References: <1128@tesla.njit.edu> Sender: davidm@cimshop.UUCP Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California Lines: 19 In-reply-to: mpf0642@tesla.njit.edu's message of 11 Feb 91 11:45:03 GMT >>>>> On 11 Feb 91 11:45:03 GMT, mpf0642@tesla.njit.edu said: Nuno> I am desesperately looking for references on how to implement an Nuno> hypertext "system" for my senior project. Are there any algorithms Nuno> available to the "general public" ? What approach should I take ? I am Nuno> thinking in doing the implementation in C++. Is C++ proper for this type Nuno> of project ? Try Ted Nelson's book, "Literary Machines" (or is that Literacy Machines -- don't have the book in front of me). It is a few years old, but goes into the construction of Project Xanadu and the algorithms used. I had difficulty following it at times, but in general its very good. -- ==================================================================== David Masterson Consilium, Inc. (415) 691-6311 640 Clyde Ct. uunet!cimshop!davidm Mtn. View, CA 94043 ==================================================================== "If someone thinks they know what I said, then I didn't say it!"