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From: wscott@faline.bellcore.com (W. Scott Meeks)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: Hypertext implications
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Date: 5 Jan 88 08:21:31 GMT
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Re: your concerns about stagnation when replacing today's methods of finding
crossreferences.  I agree that this is something to watch out for, but most
hypertext systems I've seen have facilities to allow user's to add their
own links.  In particular, the Intermedia system at Brown is designed with
the idea that students using the system will not only follow links other
people have added to the material, but will actively add their own links when
they see connections in the documents being studied.

Scott Meeks