Enquire (software)
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Enquire (software) was an early hypertext system created by Tim Berners-Lee that served as a conceptual precursor to the World Wide Web.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enquire (software) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypertext system
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software ⓘ |
| accessModel | single-user ⓘ |
| comparedTo | later World Wide Web, Enquire was more limited and local ⓘ |
| conceptualPrecursorOf | World Wide Web ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ |
| dataModel | network of linked nodes ⓘ |
| dataStorage | files on CERN minicomputer system ⓘ |
| designGoal |
allow users to browse relationships between pieces of information
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make it easy to add new information without global planning ⓘ |
| developer | Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ |
| developmentContext | information management at CERN in the 1980s ⓘ |
| documentationAuthor | Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ |
| field |
hypertext
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information management ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ability to add new nodes and links incrementally
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bidirectional links between pages ⓘ hierarchical structure of linked notes ⓘ typed links between nodes ⓘ |
| hasNodeType |
concept
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document ⓘ person ⓘ project ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated feasibility of linked information systems at CERN ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | hypertext concepts ⓘ |
| inspired | World Wide Web ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | book "Enquire Within Upon Everything" ⓘ |
| institutionalAffiliation | CERN ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| linkRepresents | relationship between two nodes ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | CERN ⓘ |
| mainPurpose | manage and link information about projects and people at CERN ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Enquire Within Upon Everything ⓘ |
| networkSupport | no global internet-based access ⓘ |
| notableAs |
direct ancestor of Berners-Lee’s later web proposal
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early experiment in hypertext at CERN ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Norsk Data NORD-10
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Norsk Data NORD-10 ⓘ
surface form:
Norsk Data NORD-100
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| originallyDocumentedIn | Tim Berners-Lee’s 1989 World Wide Web proposal ⓘ |
| platform | CERN minicomputers ⓘ |
| preceded |
WorldWideWeb (web browser)
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surface form:
WorldWideWeb (Nexus) browser-editor
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| programmingLanguage | Pascal ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| usedFor |
documenting software projects
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tracking relationships between people, projects, and software modules ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
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