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From: Ted Nelson <tandm@xanadu.net>
Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Subject: :xu: Xanadu Purple format from Saturday (xuPurpSat-D1
To: John Ohno <john.ohno@gmail.com>, Jon Kopetz <jon.kopetz@gmail.com>
Cc: Ted Nelson <tandm@xanadu.net>, Andrew Pam <xanni@glasswings.com.au>
=== SPANPOINTER FORMAT
* spanpointer =
[newline] URL
[newline] start
[newline] length
=== SPANPOINTER OPTIONS
wherefound =
[newline] URL
# This replaces "acquisition"
whenfound =
[newline] URL
source =
[newline]
=== FILE TYPE .xanadoc
# This consists of a list of contents to be assembled, in order, and a
list of xanalinks to be applied to that content, not necessariy in
order, as their individual applications to the content are independent
of one another.
# We should especially note xanalink type "pagebreak", as this
strongly affets the layout of the content.
spanpointer
spanpointer
...
* xanalink-address =
=== FILE TYPE .xanalink
=== FILE TYPE .xanaful
# This is a .TAR file whose first component file is a directory.
# The intention is to wrap up the content of a xanadoc and its
xanalinks into a transportable unit, except for content which is
expected to be aquired in individual forays by the clietn.
=30=
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Theodor Holm Nelson PhD
Designer-Generalist, The Internet Archive
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science,
Chapman University
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"Computers for Cynics." Start with #0,
"The Myth of Technology".
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