The Interactive Encyclopedia System, or TIES, was a

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system developed in the

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in 1983. The earliest versions of TIES ran in DOS text mode, using the cursor arrow keys for navigating through information. A later version of HyperTIES for the Sun workstation was developed by Don Hopkins using the NeWS window system, with an authoring tool based on UniPress's

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text editor.

HyperTIES

The TIES program has evolved into the HyperTIES commercial product, sold by the Cognetics Corporation. HyperTIES has a small feature set and has touch-screen support which makes it optimal for public displays and information kiosks. As for navigation types, only reference links are supported, which can be either text or graphics. The

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pointer also highlights anchors when passing over them.

External links

Hypertext Research: The Development of HyperTIES

HyperTIES Hypermedia Browser and Emacs Authoring Tool for NeWS
overview article at Don Hopkins' website

by

, Catherine Plaisant, Rodrigo Botafogo, Don Hopkins, William Weiland {{DEFAULTSORT:Interactive Encyclopedia System Hypertext Computer-related introductions in 1983 Editing software