Doesn't surprise me. Was it because it wasn't accurate enough, or because it was too accurate? :->
Oh - and I was hoping you'd show up, my knowledge of Xanadu is entirely third-hand, and I think of you as rather an expert in this area. Thanks for correcting the stupider things I day :->
Some from column A, some from column B. Wolf may have misrepresented some of the Xanadu team's work during the Autodesk years, but I suspect that it was mostly Ted's pride being needled.
I like Ted - he's a personable guy, and he has made a significant contribution to computer science with the thought experiment that Xanadu has been. He's also deeply bitter (partly with reasonable justification) and irascible. I've often been struck by the thought that there are strong parallels between Ted and Charles Babbage.
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Oh - and I was hoping you'd show up, my knowledge of Xanadu is entirely third-hand, and I think of you as rather an expert in this area. Thanks for correcting the stupider things I day :->
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I like Ted - he's a personable guy, and he has made a significant contribution to computer science with the thought experiment that Xanadu has been. He's also deeply bitter (partly with reasonable justification) and irascible. I've often been struck by the thought that there are strong parallels between Ted and Charles Babbage.