TWikiSite < TWiki

---++ TWiki is a Web-based collaboration tool

   * A TWiki site is a simple, satisfying, full-featured open communication environment:
      * people anywhere online can meet
      * rich Web text, images, online multimedia are easily shared
      * documents and other files can be uploaded and downloaded
      * everything works through a regular Web browser

---+++ TWiki is written in Perl...

   * TWiki's parsing engine reads a text file, hyperlinks it, and converts TWiki shorthand into standard HTML, on the fly. The point is to:
      * make editing text extremely simple (to see how simple, click on the *Edit* link at the bottom of the page) 
      * let you find information fast ([[WebSearch][WebSearch]]). 

   * In addition to being quick, as a meeting and colloboration space, %WIKITOOLNAME% aspires to the Zen ideals known as WabiSabi. Zen finds beauty in the imperfect and ephemeral. When it comes down to it, that's all you need.

   * %WIKITOOLNAME% is one of many WikiWikiClones, based on the original [[http://c2.com/][Wiki Wiki Web]], built by Wiki:WardCummingham.

---+++ "TWiki" stands for...

   * _Wiki wiki_ means "quick" in Hawaiian. The shuttle at Honolulu Airport is called the _wiki wiki_ bus, which is where the original Wiki web got its name.
   * _TWiki_ is short for _TakeFive Wiki_. (It was later discovered that _Twiki_ is also the name of an AI robot that co-starred in the <a href="http://www.buck-rogers.com/" target="_blank"><i>Buck Rogers...</i></a> movie and TV show from 1979 - its head is in the logo.)

---+++ Selected TWiki Topics...

   * TWikiEnhancementRequests is the place to add your new feature requests.
   * TWikiPlannedFeatures lists of approved additions to future TWiki versions.
   * TWikiHistory timelines TWiki's development.
   * TWikiDocumentation is the complete reference manual.
   * TWikiPages tells you how to do administrative things, like renaming topics.
   * WikiCulture looks at the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer.
   * WikiReferences links to articles and books about collaboration and Wiki technology.

<blockquote> __NOTE:__ %WIKITOOLNAME% automatically signs new pages with your WikiName when %WIKITOOLNAME% is running on an intranet. If your %WIKITOOLNAME% installation doesn't require a log-in, %WIKITOOLNAME% treats all contributors the same - everyone gets the same username: Main.TWikiGuest. </blockquote>

TWiki is trademarked to Peter Thoeny, originator and lead developer.
   * TWiki's home address is http://twiki.org/.
   * Source code is available upon request: see http://twiki.org/download.html.
   * WelcomeGuest is a fast track guide to TWiki.
   * This %WIKITOOLNAME% version is *%WIKIVERSION%*.

-- MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001 <br />

This topic: TWiki > TWikiSite
Topic revision: r15 - 2001-09-14 - MikeMannix

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