****************** WELCOME TO SGML NEWSWIRE ****************** * * * To subscribe, send mail to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com. * * * * To receive a current table of contents and instructions * * for ordering back issues, specify "send toc" * * in the message body. * * * * (Please pass along to interested colleagues) * * * ************************************************************** FULL COVERAGE OF SGML AND HTML IN RELEASE 1.0 ============================================= A recent issue of *Release 1.0* includes a comprehensive, feature-length article (18 pages) on SGML and HTML. This issue should definitely be added to your archive of industry information on these two standards. The table of contents includes: HTML and SGML Directions and implications Some background Authoring Tools SGML Author for Word SoftQuad's HoTMetaL EIT's authoring tools Servers at Your Service IDI's WebServer Mosaic Communications EBT's DynaWeb Notes as a Web server Resources & Calendar Names, phones, dates Excerpt: "Every time a new software technology finds a market, someone has corralled, structured and put to work a new information type, from accounting and payroll to CAD, spreadsheets and multimedia. Most text-related tools (e.g., text retrieval, document management and document routing) deal with text from the outside, as opaque objects. Word processors assist in text manipulation, but text has resisted efforts to make its internal structure explicit and automatically manipulable for a long time. The fact that valuable documents are often lengthy, complex, self-referencing and encrusted with graphics, videos and other stuff has made the job more difficult. One of the most important advances in making text more useful is the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which we covered at length in Release 1.0, 7-91..." Release 1.0, "Content in Context: The Future of SGML and HTML," 27 September 1994, Jerry Michalski. Contact Release 1.0 at: EDventure Holdings 104 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011-6901 (212) 924-8800 (212) 924-0240 (fax) ************************************************************** * SGML NEWSWIRE LIST MANAGER * * * * Linda Turner * * Corporate Communications * * Avalanche * * 4999 Pearl East Circle * * Suite 100 * * Boulder, CO 80301 * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * linda@avalanche.com * * Vox: (303) 449-5032 * * Fax: (303) 449-3246 * **************************************************************