perm filename NET.PRO[ESS,JMC] blob sn#014361 filedate 1972-11-26 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
00100	NOTES FOR DISCUSSION WITH ARPA.
00200	
00300	1. IF WE MUST, WE'LL CUT MT, SPEECH AND FOONLY.
00400	
00500	2. I WOULD LIKE TO GET US INTO THE SYSTEMS AND
00600	NETWORK GAME.  I THINK WE HAVE DONE VERY GOOD
00700	SYSTEMS WORK FOR OURSELVES, AND SOME OF OUR PRODUCT
00800	SUCH AS FAIL, SAIL, LISP IMPROVEMENTS, REDUCE,
00900	SOS, AND THE DRAWING PROGRAMS ARE IN WIDE USE ELSEWHERE,
01000	BUT WE HAVE NEVER ADVERTISED OR SERVICED OUR PROGRAMS.
01100	
01200	3. SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO DO NETWORK USABLE GOODIES
01300	PUTTING IN THE NECESSARY EFFORT TO MAKE THEM USABLE.  THIS
01400	INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION, PUBLICATION, AND SOME
01500	HAND HOLDING.  
01600	
01700	4. NETWORK WORK.  WE WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE IF CROCKER'S GOAL
01800	OF PUTTING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM DIRECTLY ON THE NET
01900	WILL WORK AT THE COST OF ABOUT 100K IN PUTTING IN THE
02000	CSD TERMINAL SYSTEM.  WE WOULD ALSO
02100	LIKE TO DEVELOP AND TEST IN OUR SYSTEM A TRANSPARENT
02200	TALKER SO THAT ONE IS USING THE OTHER SYSTEM DIRECTLY
02300	RATHER THAN HAVING ALWAYS TO GET AROUND THE
02400	CHARACTERS THAT HAVE SYSTEM SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR OWN
02500	MACHINE.  IN PARTICULAR, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
02600	YALE TYPE DISPLAYS DIRECTLY USABLE OVER THE NETWORK.
02700	
02800	5. WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP FURTHER FACILITIES FOR MAKING
02900	DOCUMENTS USABLE IN THE NETWORK.  I CONSIDER THE NIC
03000	UNSUCCESSFUL FOR THAT PURPOSE BECAUSE IT IS TOO
03100	DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN SKILL AND BECAUSE
03200	NOT EVERYONE THINKS IN ENGELBART'S HIERARCHICAL WAY.