*************************************************************** ****************** WELCOME TO SGML NEWSWIRE ******************* *************************************************************** * * * To subscribe, send mail to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com. * * * * To receive a current table of contents and instructions * * for orderering back issues, send mail to * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com with "send toc" * * in the subject header. * * * * (Please pass along to interested colleagues) * * * *************************************************************** INTERNET WORLD: WWWW (What's a World-Wide Web?) =============================================== The May 1994 issue of *Internet World* features an article on the World-Wide Web called "WWWW (What's a World-Wide Web?)." It's a complete introductory article that discusses the significance of the WWW, why it's so popular, who's using it, and its relationship to hypertext. It also provides tips on how to get started with the WWW and where to get WWW software. "World-Wide Web (WWW or W3) originated at CERN, the European high-energy physics laboratory in Geneva. The brainchild of Tim Berners-Lee, it was originally conceived in 1989 as a hypertext system to facilitate information sharing among the worldwide members of the high energy physics community. One of the founding principles of the project is universal readership: the idea that information, once made available, should be accessible through the use of a simple interface on any kind of computer anywhere on the network. Once W3 became publicly available in 1991, it didn't take long for the rest of the Internet community to catch on... World-Wide Web is the largest hypertext system in existence today and moves well beyond information retrieval, into the realm of participation and community. It is precisely this kind of multi-directional information sharing that many companies are seeking as they strive for quality and competitiveness in the global marketplace." Contact info for the author of this article follows: Keith W. Porterfield Systems Architect, Internet Group Mecklermedia Corporation kwp@netcom.com (415) 921-3777 ************************************************************** * SGML NEWSWIRE LIST MANAGER * * * * Linda Turner * * Corporate Communications * * Avalanche * * 947 Walnut Street * * Boulder, CO 80302 * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * linda@avalanche.com * * Vox: (303) 449-5032 * * Fax: (303) 449-3246 * **************************************************************