The Gentle Seduction

by Marc Stiegler

  6Engines of Creation, K. Eric Drexler, New York: Anchor/Doubleday, 1986. In addition to being the preeminent book of nanotechnology, this book discusses the possible impact of a Xanadu-style hypermedia system of the nature of debate and decision making.

  7Marooned In Real Time, Vernor Vinge, Analog, May- August 1986; Baen Books, copyright 1986. This is, to my knowledge, the first time the term Singularity was used to describe the result of exponential advance in technology.

  8"Iris Eyes," Roger Strukhoff, May 1988. Also see "Intermedia: The Concept And Construction Of a Seamless Information Environment," by Yankelovich, et. al, IEEE Computer, January, 1988. If you have further questions, you may write to IRIS Brown University Box 1946, Providence, RI, 02912.

  9"Managing Immense Storage," Theodor Nelson, Byte Magazine, January 1988. This article describes the nuts and bolts behind Xanadu. For further information contact the Xanadu Operating Company, P.O. Box 7213, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

  10Free To Choose, Milton and Rose Friedman, Avon Books, 1980.