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August 2008
Flatworld Knowledge - About Us
by karlcow
We preserve the best of the old - books by leading experts that are rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards. Then we flip it all on its head. Our books are free online. We offer convenient, low-cost choices for students – print, audio, by-the-chapter, and more. Our books are open for instructors to mix, mash, and make their own. Our books are the hub of a social learning network where students learn from the book and each other.
October 2006
History-making components
by karlcow
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1992 - An alliance of companies including Apple, IBM and Lotus begin developing OpenDoc. OpenDoc is a multi-platform and language-neutral object model based somewhat on IBM's SOM.
OpenDoc: the component guild RELease 1.0 - Find Articles
by karlcow
Documents are the primary metaphor in OpenDoc.[8] Applications all but disappear: They look like task-oriented stationery on the desktop, such as icons representing ruled paper, a spreadsheet, drawing paper or a database form. (The applications themselves may end up in a new part-handler directory.) To start a new document, you choose the type of stationery you want; that sets which application is your "root part."
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