PLINTH is an expertext shell. It integrates the technologies of hypertext,
semantic nets and rule-based expert systems to provide tools and intelligent
support for the authors and readers of technical documents.
Here are some HTML versions of papers about the PLINTH system, along with the
originals in gzip'd PostScript format:
- PLINTH Technical
Datasheet
datasheet.ps.gz
- Casson, A. (1994):
The Use of Object Oriented Databases in
PLINTH,
AIAI-TR-145, AIAI, University of Edinburgh, March 1994.
AIAI-TR-145.ps.gz
- Casson, A. (1994):
PLINTH, HTML and the World Wide
Web,
AIAI-PR-56, AIAI, University of Edinburgh, March 1994.
AIAI-PR-56.ps.gz
Externally published papers on PLINTH:
- Casson, A. (1993):
"PLINTH:
Integrating hypertext, semantic nets and
rule-based systems in an expertext shell for authors and readers of
regulatory documents",
in J. Mayfield and C. Nicholas (eds.),
Proceedings of Workshop on Intelligent Hypertext,
CIKM '93, Arlington VA., November 1993.
AIAI-TR-142.ps.gz
- Casson, A. and D. Stone (1992):
"An Expertext System for Building Standards",
in D.J. Vanier and J.R. Thomas (eds.)
Joint CIB Workshops on Computers and Information in
Construction, CIB Proceedings Publication 165, Montréal, Canada,
May 1992.
(This
paper contains a lot of good background information on the design of
PLINTH, but technically it is very out-of-date now.)
General papers on knowledge-based hypertext:
- Casson, A. (1995):
"The application of knowledge-based techniques to support authors and readers
of technical documents",
in Proceedings of The Emerging Technology Showcase '95
(CCTA ET95),
London School of Economics, January 1995.
AIAI-TR-160.ps.gz
(revised and expanded version)
Andrew Casson-du Mont
(andrewc@aiai.ed.ac.uk)
