rob@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Robert Williams) (11/16/88)
The IEEE, Ottawa Section, presents
"Hypertext: A Universal, Intelligent, Multi-media, Multi-dimensional
Document Storage, Access, and Retrieval Mechanism"
on Tuesday, November 22, 1988
Speaker: Barry de Ville, KnowledgeWorks Research Systems, Ltd.
Time: 7:30 pm bar opens
8:00 pm talk begins
Location: The President's Room, 2nd floor, Unicenter Building,
Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario.
Contact: Philip Nowe, Cadence Computer Corporation.
Phone 592-5780.
Summary:
Hypertext is a computer-based technology that enables a document
reviewer to access and display other documents from any point
within the principal document that is under review. The document
that is so retrieved can, in turn, be made to retrieve any other
document from within this secondary context. Documents may be
any combination of text, graphics, and may even be software
procedures that are executed.
Hypertext thus enables rendom access to documents from arbitrary
points within any document that is defined as part of the
hypertext domain. It breaks down the linear sequence that is
imposed by most current communications media and can be more
responsive to user requirements and task demands.
Specifications, procedures, manuals and training documents are
all critical targets for hypertext treatment. The presentation
will feature examples drawn from KnowledgePro, a hypertext
system that is available for the IBM-PC, PS/2, and compatible
hardware.
The Speaker:
Barry de Ville formed KnowledgeWorks in 1986 after serving five
years at Carleton University as Manager of Academic Computer
Support. Previous to this he cofounded Symaxion Research Ltd.
in Halifax. Mr. de Ville served as a founding Vice President of
Comstat Research Associates Ltd., a social policy consulting
firm. He holds degrees in Economics and Sociology from Dalhousie
University.
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