Directory of Hypertext Resources
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Printed text is designed to be linear. We begin at the beginning, and proceed to the end. This is a good strategy while building a base of knowledge on a topic. Once that base is built, the strategy shifts to filling in the holes and selectively expanding what we know. This is non-linear learning. The index and the reference manual meet this need in print. The computer is optimized for non-linearity, and the early development of hypertext is the best example. The brain's internal wiring is non-linear. Our thinking constantly branches off in diverse directions as incoming information is processed. We can take advantage of this to defeat information overload.
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Assoziations-Blaster
http://www.a-blast.org/
Network that connects text through automatic, non-linear real-time linking. Features an FAQ, personal configuration and a discussion forum. -
Bill Kennelly's History of Hypertext
http://www.ultradevguru.com/ver2_hypertext/
This site is about the people, systems and key events in the evolution of hypertext. -
Doug Englebart Institute
http://www.dougengelbart.org/
The Institute's Mission is to cultivate a knowledge environment which includes a shared dynamic knowledge repository; to foster development of an open platform information system infrastructure, based on an Open Hyperdocument Systems (OHS) framework; and to share the A-B-C's of Bootstrapping and support co-evolution of human organizations and their tools -
The Big Picture
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/BigPic.htm
Visual Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases. Directory of projects, research, products, and services.
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