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From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How 'Bout HyperCard!
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Date: 25 May 88 14:54:25 GMT
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> *Excerpts from ext.nn.comp.sys.amiga: 24-May-88 Re: How 'Bout HyperCard!*
> *doug-merritt@cup.portal. (810)*

> Michael Portuesi writes:
> :[the Andrew Toolkit] is an object-oriented user-interface toolbox that allows
> :one to define a class and methods for user interface objects [...]
> :I should point out that the net.gods have taken notice of this, and> :want
> to extend the current Usenet news software to use ATK as a
> :standard for information exchange.  Thus in the not-too-far future
> :you may be able to mail and post ATK objects on Usenet.

> Sounds very interesting. Where's this being discussed? I'd like
> more information about this.

> I don't have the X tape; is there another way to find out more about> ATK in
> general?

Yes.  Look in the _Proceedings of the USENIX Technical Conference_, Dallas TX,
February 1988 for the following two papers:

Andrew Palay, et al.   "The Andrew Toolkit -- An Overview"
Nathaniel Borenstein, et al.  "A Multi-Media Message System for Andrew"

                        --M

Michael Portuesi / Information Technology Center / Carnegie Mellon University
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