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courses we have taken, marks we got, types of plants, |
courses we have taken, marks we got, types of plants, |
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classes in a program and structures in a plot |
classes in a program and structures in a plot |
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Instead of being centered around irrelevant computery |
Instead of being centered around irrelevant computery |
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abstractions like "files" and "directories," such a system |
abstractions such as "files" and "directories," the system |
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should **center around the things we care about**, |
should **center around the things we care about**, |
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the people, appointments, plants, articles we read and so on. |
the people, appointments, plants, articles we read and so on |
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We propose a system |
We propose a system |
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in which these **items** (`Nelson 2000`_) are visible things |
in which these **items** (`Nelson 2000`_) are visible things |
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that can be connected to each other; we propose, |
that can be connected to each other; we propose, |
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.. _`Nürnberg et al (1996)`: |
.. _`Nürnberg et al (1996)`: |
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**Nürnberg, P.J., Leggett, J.J., Schneider, E.R., Schnase, J.L.,** (1996) |
**Nürnberg, P.J., Leggett, J.J., Schneider, E.R., Schnase, J.L.,** (1996) |
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"Hypermedia Operating Systems: A New Paradigm for Computing". |
"Hypermedia Operating Systems: A New Paradigm for Computing". |
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ACM Hypertext'96 proceedings, 194-202. |
ACM Hypertext'96 proceedings, 194-202. |
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.. _`Nürnberg et al (1997)`: |
.. _`Nürnberg et al (1997)`: |
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**Nürnberg, P.J., Leggett, J.J., Schneider, E.R., Schnase, J.L.,** (1997) |
**Nürnberg, P.J., Leggett, J.J., Schneider, E.R., Schnase, J.L.,** (1997) |
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"As We Should Have Thought". |
"As We Should Have Thought". |
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ACM Hypertext'97 proceedings, 96-101. |
ACM Hypertext'97 proceedings, 96-101. |
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.. [#see-related-work] There are systems that allow new schemas |
.. [#center-completely-around-items] There are prototype |
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and information connecting - see `Related Work`_. |
hypermedia systems that allow a file to contain |
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.. [#can-use-structcomp] An operating system with support |
.. [#can-use-structcomp] An operating system with support |
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for Structural Computing [XXXref] would provide a good |
for Structural Computing [XXXref] would provide a good |