> And now for something mostly non-tech.
>
> Technology evolves pretty quickly these days so I
> decided to keep a running compilation of what's
> going down on VRML history. I'm slowly building
> what one day will be an open, shared database
> on the Web about VRML history.
>
> I call it the VRML Sophistron (From the Greek "sophia"
> meaning wisdom and the Geek "tron" meaning a device for
^^^^
> the manipulation of subatomic particles).
Is that a typo? Just curious.
> This could become a fixed paper artifact in the future,
> but the way I see it, that sort of misses the point.
> The future of history is cyberspatial.
How about putting it ito HTML and making a Web Page out of it. Then we
could use our handy little WWW anchors to build a VR museum of VR
history, and put it on the net. Maybe some day someone will be skimming
through one of the old archives in the VR History Museum, and find this
note.
Hmmm. Time for a Time Capsule:
Dear History Student:
Hey out there! They did it! You're reading this message partly
because this message was sent.
Andrew Esh
May 24th, 1995
16:36 CST
(I just love self-referencing systems.) :)
> Anyway, the recent multilogue on coordinates makes at least
> one chapter subheading obvious: "Which Way Was Up?"
That or "What's Up?"
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