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'''Ted Nelson''' was one of the pioneers of [[software engineering]], taking the interests of users to heart with an unmatched passion, plenty of common sense and a keen focus on good design. His book ''Computer Lib'' is considered a classic in the field.

'''Ted Nelson''' was one of the pioneers of [[software engineering]], taking the interests of users to heart with an unmatched passion, plenty of common sense and a keen focus on good design. His book ''Computer Lib'' is considered a classic in the field.

Nelson coined the term "[[hypertext]]", building on Vannevar Bush's original idea (see [[memex]]), and which led to Apple Computer's [[HyperCard]]. But he disliked the one-way links of [[HTML]] and spent the bulk of his professional life on his proposed [[Xanadu]] system. Internal links on a wiki owe a debt to Ted Nelson.

Nelson coined the term "[[hypertext]]", building on Vannevar Bush's original idea (see [[memex]]), and which led to Apple Computer's [[HyperCard]].  

But he disliked the one-way links of [[HTML]] and spent the bulk of his professional life on his proposed [[Xanadu]] system to support non-sequential writing. The Xanadu system was first proposed {{years ago|1960}} years ago, but a demo was not made until 1972, and Nelson couldn't get sufficient funding until he met [[John Walker]], founder of [[Autodesk]].

 

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