gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) (04/11/88)
The Xanadu hypertext project, conceived by Ted Nelson about 15 years
ago and continuing on a shoestring and volunteer labor ever since,
has finally gone commercial. They held a press conference at the
recent West Coast Computer Faire, with this press release:
Sausalito, CA, April 6, 1988 -- Autodesk, Inc. announced today
that it has signed an agreement to acquire an eighty percent
equity interest in Xanadu Operating Company, of Palo Alto,
California. Xanadu is the developer, along with concept
originator Theodor Nelson, of the Xanadu(TM) Hypertext System.
The Xanadu Hypertext System stores, manages, and manipulates
text and graphical information. It is a new funadmental tool for
information processing in the work group environment.
... "Combined with Xanadu's technology, these resources will allow
us to delover true hypertext products within the next eighteen
months..."
... [Roger] Gregory added that Xanadu will deliver a preliminary
Xanadu Hypertext System for research institutions and advanced
developers later this year.
... Autodesk sells AutoCAD, the most popular CAD software package
in the world.
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