18 Nov
2003
18 Nov
'03
1:12 p.m.
On Tuesday, November 18, 2003, at 05:40 PM, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
A Wiki is a user editable web site, Each page has and edit button on
it. Some Wikis are setup so that you have to login to be able to edit,
some are not. Usually a Wiki is arranged with a root page, wherein
there
are several menu items leading to other pages, these having menu items
as
well, finally leading to content pages.
For and example of a Wiki Google "wiki" some wiki sites have a
"sandbox"
where you can mess around with editing and adding even before becomming
a
user. Adding information is simple, creating new links to new pages
of information is easy.
JP's is a Fine/Good/Worthy site, but it's not a wiki. A wiki is much
more free form.
From: "JP
Hindin" <jplist(a)kiwigeek.com>
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Ron Hudson wrote:
Hi
I've looked at your site but I'm a little confused. How does
one use the Museum page? Also, how does one find information on
a computer that one is looking for? What is a WIKI? I don't know how to start a Wiki, but perhaps
it would be a good
thing
for all of us. I would provide a "memory location" where we could all
add what each knows about each kind of computer.
I already have something just like this;
www.computershelter.org
JP
On your page, you mention that one should be willing
to pick up
any machine that is offered. While this is a nice thought,
I couldn't even justify the price of gas to pick up a
no name 286 PC. I don't know anyone that would pay shipping on
such a machine. I would cost me extra to bring it to the
land fill transfer station that I go to because these are
considered hazardous waste. Under these conditions, I don't
think I could consider myself a curator for your page although
I would otherwise love to post my collection.
Dwight