Nelson's Xanadu Publications

Nelson, T. (1965). "A File Structure for the Complex, the Changing and the Indeterminate." in Proceedings of the 1965 Association for Computing Machinery National Conference.

Nelson, T. (1983). Literary Machines: The Report on, and of Project Xanadu, Concerning Word Processing, Electronic Publishing, Hypertext, Thinkertoys, Tomorrow's Intellectual Revolution, And Certain Other Topics Including Knowledge, Education and Freedon, Fifth Edition. Swathmore, PA: The Author.

Original Summary of the Xanadu Hypertext System (Medium-Lenght Description)

The Xanadu Hypetext System is a fast linking electronic repository for the storage and publication of text, graphics and other digital information; permistting promiscuous linkage and windowing among all materials; with special features for alternative versions, historical backtrack and arbitrary collaging; with royalties for copyright holders and capable of indefinite growth.

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