X-NEWS: uwovax bit.listserv.pacs-l: 1156 Path: newshost.uwo.ca!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!zeus!europa.asd.contel.com!darwin.sura.net!wupost!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!auvm!UTDALLAS.BITNET!EPEREZ From: EPEREZ@UTDALLAS.BITNET (Ernest Perez) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l Subject: Hypertext Dissertation Message-ID: Date: 16 Apr 92 15:41:32 GMT Sender: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Lines: 109 Approved: NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Approved-By: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- HYPDISS V1.0 A STUDY OF TRADITIONAL INFORMATION ACCESS MODELS APPLIED IN A HYPERTEXT INFORMATION SYSTEM ------------------------------------------------ by Ernest Perez HYPDISS is the MS-DOS hypertext version of my December, 1991, dissertation on the topic of hypertext is available via FTP. Thought this might be of interest to PACS-Lers. It's a pretty basic hypertext document, I've just added obvious footnote and appendix hypertext links, to make it decently easy to read. Couldn't do much about the style though, it's not really a good read. I mean, it *is* a dissertation. There are links from the Table of Contents to various subsections, a brief KWOC index module, and a full text searching utility. The runtime hypertext engine is "Hyplus," a MaxThink, Inc. hypertext product. It is very similar, albeit more powerful, than their memory-resident "HyperRez" version. HyperRez is the program which Peter Scott uses for the popular HYTELNET guide to Internet OPAC access. Hyplus trades power features in return for losing the memory-resident convenience of HyperRez. It adds features like: selective printing, "mark and save" to ASCII text files, easy "bookmarking," fast string-searching within displayed text, an online glossary/KWOC index facility, easy display of the link trail, and a simple full-text search utility. With Hyplus, you can also easily call up your own ASCII editor to use for making notes, adding your own links, and other personal customizing of the hypertext system. This hypertext system is available by downloading two files by anonymous ftp from: ftp.unt.edu (in the "library" subdirectory) Or, from hydra.uwo.ca The files are HYPDISS.DOC and HYPDISS.EXE. The first is an ASCII text file with instructions for installing and initially using the hypertext system. The .EXE file is a "self-extracting" ZIP or compressed file, of 290K in size. When decompressed, it contains 49 files, and is approximately 800K in size. I have below further adapted Peter Scott's adaptation of Roy Tennant's concise instructions for retrieving files via anonymous ftp. The following describes how to obtain HYPDISS version 1.0 from Billy Barron's (University of North Texas) ftp site (thanks Peter, thanks Roy, thanks Billy): TO RETRIEVE HYPDISS: -------------------- At your host system prompt, enter: ftp ftp.unt.edu When you receive the Name prompt, enter: anonymous When you receive the host password prompt, enter your Internet address: eperez@utdallas [for example] At the ftp> prompt, enter: cd library Then enter: get hypdiss.doc At the next ftp> prompt, enter: binary Then enter: get hypdiss.exe After the transfer has occurred, enter: quit Then you will be back to your own host command mode. (A BIT OF EXPLANATION: the ftp program defaults to ASCII text transfer, for the HYPDISS.DOC file. The "binary" command changes the transfer type to binary for the HYPDISS.EXE binary file.) TO DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR PC: -------------------------- There are many PC communications and "protocol transfer" programs, and I will not attempt to give step-by-step instructions here. Check your software instructions for for downloading *binary* and *text* files from your Internet account to your PC. You might want to to check first with your computer center staff to get time-saving pointers. (They get Reference Desk assignments, too.) TO UNCOMPRESS HYPDISS.EXE: -------------------------- Make a new directory on your hard disk (e.g., mkdir hyperdiss) Copy HYPDISS.DOC and HYPDISS.EXE into the new directory. Make sure you are in that directory, then enter: hyperdiss The self-extracting ZIP file will automatically decompress into the hypertext runtime files. Please print and read HYPDISS.DOC for further installation tips. The and instructions on how to use the hypertext system. PROBLEM-SOLVING CAVEAT: I am neither an Internet nor ftp expert, I've myself basically just been a follower of clear instructions, like Roy Tennant's, in the past. The variety of systems and installations and problems/quirks is apparently endless. If you have problems with ftp-ing or downloading, please check with your local computer center staff or friendly neighborhood network power user. Cheers, Ernest Perez Access Information Associates eperez@utdallas.bitnet