The Ted Nelson

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I have no alternative but to go on. Like Shackleton at Antarctica, I find myself enmeshed in a harsh duty that was not the original plan.
I will fight for it to my last breath.

”

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To us, you appear to be
the only one around
who is clinically sane!

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Werner Herzog, from his interview with Ted in the 2016 documentary “Lo and Behold”

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One of the most inspirational figures in the home computer revolution.

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Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder
and philanthropist

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Ted was right about non-linear text. He got hypermedia
back in the 60s! He was right about two-way links
and micropayments. Transclusions, one of his most profound inventions. What we needed in this new world,
he knew about.

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Dame Wendy Hall, Fellow of the Royal Society, FREng, Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton

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Ted Nelson...
one of those few
two-eyed people.

”

Alan Kay, pioneer of object-oriented programming
and graphical user interface design

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With Xanadu, Ted invented the mash-up. He was way ahead of anyone else in 1960. At its very origin there was balance between the rights of the masher and the mashed.

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Jaron Lanier, the father of virtual reality

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Ted Nelson is the greatest
computer visionary of our time.

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Belinda Barnet, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology

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All of the Web is in essence
a pale shadow of just one
of Ted Nelson’s dreams.

Now do I have your attention?

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Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus, designer of the first spreadsheet application, and early investor in corporate diversity and responsibility

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The most exciting book I’ve read in years!
I can’t believe how accurate and timely Computer Lib is, forty years later! Wow!

”

Meredith Broussard, Assistant Professor, NYU School of Journalism

“

Computer Lib/Dream Machines
was my Genesis, the place
where it all started.

”

Daniel M. Russell, Google

“

Ted had this view of the world
that I thought was remarkable
and that IBM should understand.

”

Bill Lowe, a visionary IBM executive known as the
“Father of the IBM PC”

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In a turbulent age that urgently needs better literary machines,
each step toward that goal matters.

”

Mark Bernstein, hypertext publisher, Eastgate Systems, Inc.

“A truly first-class mind...
one of the dozen or so
most brilliant people I’ve met
in a lifetime of hanging out
with geniuses and the highly gifted.

”

Eric Raymond, Open Software Initiative

“A bit crabby
but what a clear thinker.

”

Bridget Agabra, California State University Fullerton,
College of Business and Economics

“

I have no alternative but to go on. Like Shackleton at Antarctica, I find myself enmeshed in a harsh duty that was not the original plan.
I will fight for it to my last breath.

”

“

To us, you appear to be
the only one around
who is clinically sane!

”

Werner Herzog, from his interview with Ted in the 2016 documentary “Lo and Behold”

“

One of the most inspirational figures in the home computer revolution.

”

Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder
and philanthropist

“

”

Dame Wendy Hall, Fellow of the Royal Society, FREng, Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton

“

Ted Nelson...
one of those few
two-eyed people.

”

Alan Kay, pioneer of object-oriented programming
and graphical user interface design

“

With Xanadu, Ted invented the mash-up. He was way ahead of anyone else in 1960. At its very origin there was balance between the rights of the masher and the mashed.

”

Jaron Lanier, the father of virtual reality

“

Ted Nelson is the greatest
computer visionary of our time.

”

Belinda Barnet, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology

“

All of the Web is in essence
a pale shadow of just one
of Ted Nelson’s dreams.

Now do I have your attention?

”

Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus, designer of the first spreadsheet application, and early investor in corporate diversity and responsibility

“

The most exciting book I’ve read in years!
I can’t believe how accurate and timely Computer Lib is, forty years later! Wow!

”

Meredith Broussard, Assistant Professor, NYU School of Journalism

“

Computer Lib/Dream Machines
was my Genesis, the place
where it all started.

”

Daniel M. Russell, Google

“

Ted had this view of the world
that I thought was remarkable
and that IBM should understand.

”

Bill Lowe, a visionary IBM executive known as the
“Father of the IBM PC”

“

In a turbulent age that urgently needs better literary machines,
each step toward that goal matters.

”

Mark Bernstein, hypertext publisher, Eastgate Systems, Inc.

“A truly first-class mind...
one of the dozen or so
most brilliant people I’ve met
in a lifetime of hanging out
with geniuses and the highly gifted.

”

Eric Raymond, Open Software Initiative

“A bit crabby
but what a clear thinker.

”

Bridget Agabra, California State University Fullerton,
College of Business and Economics

“With Xanadu, Ted invented the mash-up. He was way ahead of anyone else in 1960.”

Jaron Lanier, the father of virtual reality

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