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Date: 6 Oct 2000 16:21 PDT

From:   Doug Engelbart
Bootstrap Institute
DOUG@bootstrap.org
Reply-To: ohs-dev@bootstrap.org

To:     ohs-dev@bootstrap.org

Subject:   Xerox PARC Magic Lenses
Parallel? Equivalent? Value Lessons?

I had heard a week or so ago about a "Lense" technique developed at Xerox PARC which led me to veer away from calling our early OHS prototype a "Hyper Lens." (I'm moving now to calling it a Hyper Scope, or TScope, ..).

Mentioned this to Sheldon, who knew something about PARC's work and sent me the following URLs...

94CHIFilters:
http://www.parc.xerox.com/istl/projects/MagicLenses/94CHIFilters.html

LenseTaxonomy:
http://www.parc.xerox.com/istl/projects/MagicLenses/Taxonomy.html

93Siggraph:
http://www.parc.xerox.com/istl/projects/MagicLenses/93Siggraph.html

I'd be interested in assessments by some of you with different knowledge/experience backgrounds than I have, as to how their Lense approach can educate us, or compete -- or possibly they've gotten there first?

Sincerely,

Bootstrap Institute

Doug

Doug Engelbart
DOUG@bootstrap.org