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# Line 181  Objectives of the research Line 181  Objectives of the research
181  Our goal is to build a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop  Our goal is to build a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop
182  environment. As a part of the this project, we perform research on novel interfaces  environment. As a part of the this project, we perform research on novel interfaces
183  taking advantage of modern graphics capabilities as well as new types of  taking advantage of modern graphics capabilities as well as new types of
184  controllers, all built from commodity parts. For location transparency,  controllers. For location transparency, we study the suitability of Peer-to-Peer
185  we study the suitability of Peer-to-Peer networks to find efficient methods  networks to find efficient methods for locating xanalogical media in a distributed
186  for locating xanalogical media in a distributed environment and to support  environment and to support ad-hoc team work.
 ad-hoc team work.  
187    
188                    
189  User interfaces  User interfaces
# Line 234  Structure and storage Line 233  Structure and storage
233                  Storm provides the basis for storing xanalogical data to our system.                              Storm provides the basis for storing xanalogical data to our system.            
234                  Storm stores data in *blocks*. A block is like a file but it                  Storm stores data in *blocks*. A block is like a file but it
235                  cannot be changed, and instead of a file name it is identified by a                  cannot be changed, and instead of a file name it is identified by a
236                  cryptographic content hash. Identifiers are location-independent and                  SHA-1 cryptographic content hash [fips-sha-1]_. Thus, identifiers are
237                  unique identifiers. We are building a Peer-to-Peer system that                  location-independent and globally unique. We are building a Peer-to-Peer system that
238                  allows you to find and download a block if *anybody* on the Internet                  allows one to find and download a block if *anybody* on the Internet
239                  publishes it. Our research focuses on finding effiecient methods for locating                  publishes it. Our research focuses on finding effiecient methods for locating
240                  xanalogical media from the Peer-to-Peer network. Currently we use                  xanalogical media from the Peer-to-Peer network. Currently we use
241                  distributed hash tables for searching blocks in a distributed environment,                  distributed hash tables for searching blocks in a distributed environment,

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