Microcosm is an open hypertext system developed in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. This paper describes the ongoing development of Microcosm to provide a multimedia information management environment on the scale of the 'information superhighway'. The model is presented and new issues discussed, with particular focus on the application of Microcosm ideas to integrate with the World Wide Web and to enhance its functionality.
address: Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hants, SO17 1BJ UK.
employer: University of Southampton
job: Research Fellow
present work: Investigation and implementation of distributed hypermedia systems.
education: PhD Computer Science, University of Southampton BSc Computer Science, University of Southampton
Gary Hill, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Hants, SO17 1BJ, UK. Tel: + 44 1703 594490 Fax: + 44 1703 592865