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revision 1.144 by tjl, Thu Sep 18 18:43:47 2003 UTC revision 1.145 by benja, Thu Sep 18 18:46:38 2003 UTC
# Line 57  we still have no sufficiently good **too Line 57  we still have no sufficiently good **too
57    
58  - organize what we know about a thing, so that we can understand it better  - organize what we know about a thing, so that we can understand it better
59    
 - when grappling with our problems today,  
   to remind us of the solutions of yesteryear.  
   
60  - structure our thoughts  - structure our thoughts
61    
62    - when grappling with our problems today,
63      remind us of the solutions of yesteryear.
64    
65  We need a computer that helps us keep track of  We need a computer that helps us keep track of
66    
67  - "Personal information": addresses, appointments, birthdays  - "Personal information": addresses, appointments, birthdays
# Line 192  the user's tasks. `Nelson (1999b)`_ uses Line 192  the user's tasks. `Nelson (1999b)`_ uses
192  **applitude** for such a "[zone] of functionality."  **applitude** for such a "[zone] of functionality."
193  An applitude is not "walled off" from the rest of the  An applitude is not "walled off" from the rest of the
194  system; when information from a different applitude  system; when information from a different applitude
195  is needed, it is always available [#applitudes-as-product]_.  is needed, it is always available [#applitudes-as-products]_.
   
 XXX applitudes use loom buoys, so if you add  
 more loom buoys, they look like a seamless part  
 of the applitude. (as note?)  
 example: connect "population" information to the  
 places on the historian's map  
196    
197  Items are **not owned  Items are **not owned
198  by any single applitude**: When you need to connect  by any single applitude**: When you need to connect
199  information to an item that doesn't fit into the  information to an item that doesn't fit into the
200  current applitude, you can always do so by creating  current applitude, you can always do so by creating
201  a new type of relationship. Items **may have roles  a new type of relationship.
202    
203    For example, besides
204    connecting places on the map to historical events, our historian
205    might decide to also connect them to their estimated population.
206    As connections form a fundamental part of most applitudes
207    anyway, adding additional connections doesn't seem out of place;
208    the extensions become a seamless part of the applitude.
209    
210    Items **may have roles
211  in more than one applitude**; for example, a person  in more than one applitude**; for example, a person
212  may exist both in our scheduling applitude, and  may exist both in our scheduling applitude, and
213  the address book we use when writing e-mail.  the address book we use when writing e-mail.

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