The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do. Ted Nelson badcomputergood Change image and share on social
They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind. Ted Nelson absolutelyarbitrarycomputer Change image and share on social
Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that. Ted Nelson armessentiallyoriginally Change image and share on social
So, what you can do in Microsoft Word is what Bill Gates has decided. What you can do in Oracle Database is what Larry Ellison and his crew have decided. Ted Nelson billcrowdatabase Change image and share on social
What we now call the browser is whatever defines the web. What fits in the browser is the World Wide Web and a number of trivial standards to handle that so that the content comes. Ted Nelson browsercallcontent Change image and share on social
I am looking at it from the point of view of a harried user, which I am, and I believe that I am much more like the typical non-technical harried user than I am like the people who smoothly operate everything. Ted Nelson harryoperatepeople share on social
The point is that these decisions they've made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field. Ted Nelson carrycomputerconvenience Change image and share on social
The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever. Ted Nelson allowconstraintcut share on social
