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52  Instead of being centered around irrelevant computery  Instead of being centered around irrelevant computery
53  abstractions such as "files" and "directories," the system  abstractions such as "files" and "directories," the system
54  should **center around the things we care about**,  should **center around the things we care about**,
55  the people, appointments, plants, articles we read and so on  the people, appointments, plants, articles we read and so on.
 [#center-completely-around-items]_.  
56  We propose a system  We propose a system
57  in which these **items** (`Nelson 2000`_) are visible things  in which these **items** (`Nelson 2000`_) are visible things
58  that can be connected to each other; we propose,  that can be connected to each other; we propose,
# Line 515  ACM Hypertext'97 proceedings, 96-101. Line 514  ACM Hypertext'97 proceedings, 96-101.
514  Notes  Notes
515  =====  =====
516    
517  .. [#center-completely-around-items] There are prototype  .. [#can-use-structcomp]
518       There are prototype
519     hypermedia systems that allow a file to contain     hypermedia systems that allow a file to contain
520     varying schemas of information. However, to obtain     varying schemas of information. However, to obtain
521     the real "next big thing" operating environment,     the real "next big thing" operating environment,
522     the items have to be first-class -- similar     the items have to be first-class in the operating
523       system itself -- similar
524     to the ideas in HOSS/structural computing     to the ideas in HOSS/structural computing
525     (Nürnberg et al 1996, Nürnberg et al 1997).     (Nürnberg et al 1996, Nürnberg et al 1997).
526    
 .. [#can-use-structcomp] An operating system with support  
    for Structural Computing [XXXref] would provide a good  
    basis for implementing this.  
   
527  .. [#fig1note] This visualization has parallels in  .. [#fig1note] This visualization has parallels in
528     focus+context and hyperbolic tree views [XXXref].     focus+context and hyperbolic tree views [XXXref].
529    

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