The day I turned down Tim Berners-Lee - Ian Ritchie
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well we all know the worldwide web is
well we all know the worldwide web is
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absolutely transformed publishing
absolutely transformed publishing
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broadcasting Commerce and social
broadcasting Commerce and social
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connectivity but where did it all come
connectivity but where did it all come
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from and I'll quote three people vaner
from and I'll quote three people vaner
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Bush dog goart and Tim Lee so let's just
Bush dog goart and Tim Lee so let's just
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run through these guys this is Van Bush
run through these guys this is Van Bush
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van Bush was the US government's Chief
van Bush was the US government's Chief
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scientific adviser during the war and in
scientific adviser during the war and in
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1945 he published an article in a
1945 he published an article in a
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magazine called Atlantic Monthly and the
magazine called Atlantic Monthly and the
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article was called as we may think and
article was called as we may think and
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what van Bush was saying was the way we
what van Bush was saying was the way we
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use information is broken we uh we don't
use information is broken we uh we don't
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work in terms of libraries and catalog
work in terms of libraries and catalog
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systems and so forth the brain works by
systems and so forth the brain works by
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association with one item in its thought
association with one item in its thought
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it snaps instantly to the item and the
it snaps instantly to the item and the
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way information is structured is totally
way information is structured is totally
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incapable of keeping up with this
incapable of keeping up with this
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process and so he suggested a machine
process and so he suggested a machine
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and he called it the MX and the MX would
and he called it the MX and the MX would
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link information one piece of
link information one piece of
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information to a related piece of
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information and so forth now this was in
information and so forth now this was in
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1945 a computer in those days was
1945 a computer in those days was
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something that secret um Services just
something that secret um Services just
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to use for code breaking and it was
to use for code breaking and it was
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absolutely you know nobody knew anything
absolutely you know nobody knew anything
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about it so this was before the computer
about it so this was before the computer
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was invented and he proposed this
was invented and he proposed this
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machine called a MX and he had a
machine called a MX and he had a
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platform where you linked information to
platform where you linked information to
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other information and then you could
other information and then you could
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call it up at will so spinning forward
call it up at will so spinning forward
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one of the guys who read this article
one of the guys who read this article
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was a guy called Doug angelart and he
was a guy called Doug angelart and he
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was a US Air Force officer and he was
was a US Air Force officer and he was
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reading it in a library in the Far East
reading it in a library in the Far East
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and he was so inspired by this article
and he was so inspired by this article
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it kind of directed the rest of his life
it kind of directed the rest of his life
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and by the mid 60s he was able to put
and by the mid 60s he was able to put
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this into action when he worked at the
this into action when he worked at the
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Stanford research lab in
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California he built a system the system
California he built a system the system
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was designed to augment human
was designed to augment human
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intelligence it was called and in a
intelligence it was called and in a
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premonition of today's world of cloud
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computing and software as of service the
computing and software as of service the
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system was called NLS for online system
system was called NLS for online system
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and this is uh Doug Ango bar he was
and this is uh Doug Ango bar he was
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giving a presentation at the fall joint
giving a presentation at the fall joint
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1968 what he showed he sat on a stage
1968 what he showed he sat on a stage
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like this and he demonstrated this
like this and he demonstrated this
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system he had his head mic like I've got
system he had his head mic like I've got
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and he works this system and you can see
and he works this system and you can see
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he's he's working between documents and
he's he's working between documents and
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graphics and so forth and he's driving
graphics and so forth and he's driving
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it all with this uh this platform here
it all with this uh this platform here
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with a five finger keyboard and the
with a five finger keyboard and the
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world's first computer mouse which he
world's first computer mouse which he
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specially designed in order to do this
specially designed in order to do this
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system so this is where the mouse came
system so this is where the mouse came
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from as well so this is Doug
from as well so this is Doug
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angelart the trouble with Doug angelart
angelart the trouble with Doug angelart
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system was the the computers in those
system was the the computers in those
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days cost several million pounds so for
days cost several million pounds so for
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a personal computer you know a few
a personal computer you know a few
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million pounds would like a personal Jet
million pounds would like a personal Jet
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Plane it wasn't really very practical
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but spin on to the 8S when personal
but spin on to the 8S when personal
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computers did arrive then there was room
computers did arrive then there was room
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for this kind of system on personal
for this kind of system on personal
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computers and my company owl built a
computers and my company owl built a
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Macintosh and we uh delivered the
Macintosh and we uh delivered the
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world's first hyper
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system and this began to get ahead of
system and this began to get ahead of
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steam Apple introduced a thing called
steam Apple introduced a thing called
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hypercard and they made a bit of fuss
hypercard and they made a bit of fuss
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about it they had a 12-page supplement
about it they had a 12-page supplement
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in the Wall Street Journal the day it
in the Wall Street Journal the day it
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launched the magazine started to cover
launched the magazine started to cover
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it bite magazine and Communications with
it bite magazine and Communications with
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ACM had special issues covering
ACM had special issues covering
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hypertext and we developed a PC version
hypertext and we developed a PC version
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of this product as well was the
of this product as well was the
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Macintosh version and our PC version
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became quite mature um these are some
became quite mature um these are some
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examples of the system in action in the
examples of the system in action in the
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80s you were able to deliver documents
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we were able to do it over networks uh
we were able to do it over networks uh
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we developed a system such that it had a
we developed a system such that it had a
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markup language um based on HTML we
markup language um based on HTML we
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called it HML hypertext markup language
called it HML hypertext markup language
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um and the system was capable of doing
um and the system was capable of doing
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very very large documentation systems
very very large documentation systems
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over computer networks so I took this
over computer networks so I took this
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system to a trade show in Versailles
system to a trade show in Versailles
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near Paris in late November 1990 and I
near Paris in late November 1990 and I
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was approached by a nice young man
was approached by a nice young man
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called Tim Berner Lee who said are you e
called Tim Berner Lee who said are you e
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en Richie I said yeah
en Richie I said yeah
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and he said I need to talk to you and he
and he said I need to talk to you and he
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told me about his proposed system called
told me about his proposed system called
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the worldwide web and I thought well
the worldwide web and I thought well
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that's kind of pretentious name
that's kind of pretentious name
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especially the whole system ran on his
especially the whole system ran on his
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computer in his office but he was
computer in his office but he was
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completely convinced that his worldwide
completely convinced that his worldwide
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web would take over the world one day
web would take over the world one day
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and he tried to persuade me to write the
and he tried to persuade me to write the
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browser for it because his system didn't
browser for it because his system didn't
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have any graphics or fonts or layout or
have any graphics or fonts or layout or
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anything it was just just plain text and
anything it was just just plain text and
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uh I thought well you know interesting
uh I thought well you know interesting
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but guy from s he's not going to do this
but guy from s he's not going to do this
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so we uh we didn't do it in the next uh
so we uh we didn't do it in the next uh
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couple of years the hypx community
couple of years the hypx community
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didn't recognize him either in 1992 his
didn't recognize him either in 1992 his
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paper was rejected for the hypex
paper was rejected for the hypex
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conference in
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1993 there was a table at the conference
1993 there was a table at the conference
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in Seattle and a guy called Mark andreon
in Seattle and a guy called Mark andreon
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was demonstrating his uh little browser
was demonstrating his uh little browser
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for the worldwide web and I saw it and I
for the worldwide web and I saw it and I
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thought yep that's it and the very next
thought yep that's it and the very next
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year in 1994 we had the conference here
year in 1994 we had the conference here
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in Edinburgh and I had no opposition in
in Edinburgh and I had no opposition in
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having Tim Berard Lee as a keynote
having Tim Berard Lee as a keynote
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speaker so that puts me in pretty
speaker so that puts me in pretty
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illustrious company there's a guy called
illustrious company there's a guy called
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Dick Ro who was a dec of records and
Dick Ro who was a dec of records and
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turned down the Beatles there's a guy
turned down the Beatles there's a guy
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called Gary kildall who went flying his
called Gary kildall who went flying his
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plane when IBM came looking for an
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operating system for the IBM PC and uh
operating system for the IBM PC and uh
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he wasn't there so they went back to C
he wasn't there so they went back to C
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Bill Gates and the 12 Publishers who
Bill Gates and the 12 Publishers who
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turned down JK rowlings Harry Potter I
turned down JK rowlings Harry Potter I
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guess on the other hand there's Mark
guess on the other hand there's Mark
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andreon who wrote the world's first
andreon who wrote the world's first
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browser for the worldwide web and
browser for the worldwide web and
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according to Fortune Magazine he's worth
according to Fortune Magazine he's worth
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