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	Greetings. This [[WikiWiki]] is a collaborative space where we hope to collect bits and pieces of the legacy of the Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES) and The Computerized Conferencing and Communications (CCCC) and Emerging Technologies Centers at [[\|http://www.njit.edu NJIT]].		== EIES Legacy ==
			Greetings. This [[WikiWiki]] is a collaborative space where we hope to collect bits and pieces of the legacy of the Electronic Information Exchange System ([[EIES]]) and The Computerized Conferencing and Communications (CCCC) and Emerging Technologies Centers at [http://www.njit.edu NJIT].

	Before there was a public Internet (1975) we designed and developed electronic communications and in 1977 we began networking scientists worldwide with email, chat and discussion groups. We started Groupware and user programming with dozens of special group interfaces written in the Interact interface language we developed. We performed controlled experiments to learn how to structure group communications to develop a [[CollectiveIntelligence]] and pioneered the [[VirtualClassroom]], group decision support, inquiry networking, active text, and work flow. We served a \|"family\|" of thousands of users including researchers, futurists, authors, librarians and corporate executives for two decades.		Before there was a public Internet (1975) we designed and developed electronic communications and in 1977 we began networking scientists worldwide with email, chat and discussion groups. We started Groupware and user programming with dozens of special group interfaces written in the Interact interface language we developed. We performed controlled experiments to learn how to structure group communications to develop a [[CollectiveIntelligence]] and pioneered the [[VirtualClassroom]], group decision support, inquiry networking, active text, and work flow. We served a "family" of thousands of users including researchers, futurists, authors, librarians and corporate executives for two decades.

	We had funding from NSF, IBM, [[NJCST]], Annenburg, AT&T, and ...		We had funding from NSF, IBM, [[NJCST]], Annenburg, AT&T, and ...

	It has been a couple of years since ~~[[\|http://www.njit.edu~~ [[AlLeurck~~]]\|~~\|Al]] and [[JimScarver]] [~~[retired\|\|~~http://eies.net/retirement]] to run their own ~~business~~ [[XanthusInc]], closing the centers, but they are still doing web based services for [~~[distance learning\|\|~~http://dl.njit.edu]], [~~[continuing professional education\|\|~~http://cpe.njit.edu]], [~~[Media Services\|\|~~http://media.njit.edu]], and other areas of [[NJIT]].		It has been a couple of years since [[AlLeurck\|Al]] and [[JimScarver]] [http://eies.net/retirement retired] to run their own [[XanthusInc\|business]], closing the centers, but they are still doing web based services for [http://dl.njit.edu distance learning], [http://cpe.njit.edu continuing professional education], [http://media.njit.edu Media Services], and other areas of [[NJIT]].

	[~~[\|http://web.njit.edu/~bieber Murray\|\|~~http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/]] and [~~[Roxanne\|\|~~http://eies.njit.edu/~hiltz]] the founders and our mentors are distinguished professors at NJIT. [~~[Jerry Fjermestad\|\|~~http://management.njit.edu/faculty/Fjermestad.html]]~~CooperativeSystemsLab~~ and [[Michael Bieber]]~~CollaborativeHypermediaLab~~ are also at NJIT continuing Collaborative Systems Research there. Kevin, Rob and El still work at NJIT. Remember when very few in computer science believed us that email or group applications would ever be worth ~~wile~~? Guess we have the last laugh now.		[http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/ Murray] and [http://eies.njit.edu/~hiltz Roxanne] the founders and our mentors are distinguished professors at [[NJIT]]. [http://management.njit.edu/faculty/Fjermestad.html Jerry Fjermestad] ([[CooperativeSystemsLab]]) and [http://web.njit.edu/~bieber Michael Bieber] ([[CollaborativeHypermediaLab]]) are also at [[NJIT]] continuing Collaborative Systems Research there. Kevin, Rob and El still work at [[NJIT]]. Remember when very few in computer science believed us that email or group applications would ever be worth while? Guess we have the last laugh now.

	At NJIT we started designing [[GroupWare]] in 1975, when Murray Turoff met with faculty and staff to review his proposed Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES, I think it was EIE or something originally). His project was funded by NSF and in 77 we brought on our first 20 groups. Many of the groups needed custom software for decision support, inquiry networking and other applications. We made EIES user programmable, ~~sum~~ groups developed their own groupware. We also ~~make~~ groupware to automate a series of controlled experiments continuing through 1997 and still going on in dissertation ~~work~~ at NJIT. Many of us contributed to he 1979 ~~semnal~~ work, non-fiction of the year, \|"The Network Nation\|" which is now in it's 3rd or 4th printing.		At [[NJIT]] we started designing [[GroupWare]] in 1975, when Murray Turoff met with faculty and staff to review his proposed Electronic Information Exchange System ([[EIES]], I think it was EIE or something originally). His project was funded by NSF and in 1977 we brought on our first 20 groups. Many of the groups needed custom software for decision support, inquiry networking and other applications. We made [[EIES]] user programmable, some groups developed their own groupware. We also made groupware to automate a series of controlled experiments continuing through 1997 and still going on in dissertation works at [[NJIT]]. Many of us contributed to the 1979 seminal work, non-fiction of the year, "The Network Nation" which is now in it's 3rd or 4th printing.

	We were flabbergasted that when the book [[GroupWare]] came out and we were not credited.		We were flabbergasted that when the book [[GroupWare]] came out and we were not credited.

	~~See [[CollectiveIntelligence]] for a synthesis of findings~~.		=== Add your topic here ===
			Please help fill in the gaps. Click Edit this page.

			Add your topic here....

	~~See [[EIES History]].~~ ~~Please help fill in the gaps. Click Edit this page.~~		Greetings guys - Gordon Cook here
	~~More EIES Links:~~
	~~[[\|http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Bookwriting/PART''I/Chapter''I/Section''3/Chapter''1''Sect''3.html Electronic Global University System and Services]]~~
	~~[[\|http://64.233.167.104/search?q<code>cache:pDJTHtYn7YIJ:www.franklinfurnace.org/flow/PLANETandEIES/introtxt.html+&hl</code>en PLANET and EIES]]~~
	~~[[\|http://livinginternet.com/r/ri_eies.htm [[LivingInternet]]]]~~
	~~[[FranklinFurnace]]~~
	~~[[\|http://www.usemod.com/cgi~~-~~bin/mb.pl?GroupWare [[GroupWare]]]]~~
	~~[[\|http://www.well.com/user/hlr/vcbook/vcbook4.html [[GroupMinds]]]]~~
	~~[[\|http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/ [[VirtualCommunity]]]]~~
	~~[[\|http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/computer_networking.php Article written by an EIES User]]~~

	Murray~~'s history is [[\|http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/Administrative/ccc~~.~~htm here]]~~		:Murray gave me my EIES ID on June 23 1981.

	~~Add your topic here~~....		I was doing some freelancing for the notoious John G Wilson who wanted to use [[EIES]] as a vehicle for a venture capital investment club. Wilson told me his checkered history and said don't tell Murray. I told Murray anyway. Learned enough computing from my [[EIES]] access to get a job as a tech writer in june 1984. Worked for [[CSC]] on [[EIES]] 2. Then at the von Neuman supercomputer center, then at US Congress office of technology assessment, and since march of 1992 self employed at the [http://cookreport.com COOK Report on Internet]

	~~Greetings guys - Gordon Cook~~ here		== New Efforts ==
			A new effort to continue the [[EIES]] Legacy here at [[WikiWorld]] is [[ObjectWiki]].

	~~Murray gave me my EIES ID on June 23 1981~~.		== See Also ==
			See [[CollectiveIntelligence]] for a synthesis of findings.

	I was doing some freelancing for the notoious John G Wilson who wanted to use EIES as a vehicle for a venture capital investment club. Wilson told me his checkered history and said don't tell Murray. I told Murray anyway. Learned enough computing from my EIES access to get a job as a tech writer in june 1984. Worked for CSC on EIES 2. Then at the von neuman supercomputer center, then at US Congress ofice of technology assessment, and since march of 1992 self employed at the [[ ~~http://cookreport.com\|COOK Report on Internet \|]]~~		See [[EIES History]].
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	~~A new effort to continue the~~ EIES ~~Legacy here at [[WikiWorld]] is [[ObjectWiki~~]].
	~~----~~
	~~D.C. Hayes, modem manufacturing moagle was on EIES and was a active participant~~. The ATDT command set used today as the standard for all modems includes the escape to command mode +++ because on EIES + took you back one level, ++ took you all the way back to home base, and so +++ just made sence to go back to command mode on you modem.

	~~See~~ http://www.~~ajc~~.com/~~business~~/~~content~~/~~business~~/~~1103~~/~~23hayes~~.html ~~for an update on D~~.C.		More [[EIES]] Links:
			*[http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Bookwriting/PART_I/Chapter_I/Section_3/Chapter_1_Sect_3.html Electronic Global University System and Services]
			*[http://livinginternet.com/r/ri_eies.htm LivingInternet]
			*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010505051852/http://www.franklinfurnace.org/flow/PLANETandEIES/EIEScontents.html Franklin Furnace]
			*[http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?GroupWare GroupWare]
			*[http://www.well.com/user/hlr/vcbook/vcbook4.html GroupMinds]
			*[http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/ Virtual Community]
			*[http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/computer_networking.php Article written by an EIES User]

			Murray's history is [http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/Administrative/ccc.htm here].

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Greetings. This [[WikiWiki]] is a collaborative space where we hope to collect bits and pieces of the legacy of the Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES) and The Computerized Conferencing and Communications (CCCC) and Emerging Technologies Centers at [[|http://www.njit.edu NJIT]].

Before there was a public Internet (1975) we designed and developed electronic communications and in 1977 we began networking scientists worldwide with email, chat and discussion groups. We started Groupware and user programming with dozens of special group interfaces written in the Interact interface language we developed. We performed controlled experiments to learn how to structure group communications to develop a [[CollectiveIntelligence]] and pioneered the [[VirtualClassroom]], group decision support, inquiry networking, active text, and work flow. We served a |"family|" of thousands of users including researchers, futurists, authors, librarians and corporate executives for two decades.

We had funding from NSF, IBM, [[NJCST]], Annenburg, AT&T, and ...

It has been a couple of years since [[|http://www.njit.edu [[AlLeurck]]||Al]] and [[JimScarver]] [[retired||http://eies.net/retirement]] to run their own business [[XanthusInc]], closing the centers, but they are still doing web based services for [[distance learning||http://dl.njit.edu]], [[continuing professional education||http://cpe.njit.edu]], [[Media Services||http://media.njit.edu]], and other areas of [[NJIT]].

[[|http://web.njit.edu/~bieber Murray||http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/]] and [[Roxanne||http://eies.njit.edu/~hiltz]] the founders and our mentors are distinguished professors at NJIT. [[Jerry Fjermestad||http://management.njit.edu/faculty/Fjermestad.html]]CooperativeSystemsLab and [[Michael Bieber]]CollaborativeHypermediaLab are also at NJIT continuing Collaborative Systems Research there. Kevin, Rob and El still work at NJIT. Remember when very few in computer science believed us that email or group applications would ever be worth wile? Guess we have the last laugh now.

At NJIT we started designing [[GroupWare]] in 1975, when Murray Turoff met with faculty and staff to review his proposed Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES, I think it was EIE or something originally). His project was funded by NSF and in 77 we brought on our first 20 groups. Many of the groups needed custom software for decision support, inquiry networking and other applications. We made EIES user programmable, sum groups developed their own groupware. We also make groupware to automate a series of controlled experiments continuing through 1997 and still going on in dissertation work at NJIT. Many of us contributed to he 1979 semnal work, non-fiction of the year, |"The Network Nation|" which is now in it's 3rd or 4th printing.

We were flabbergasted that when the book [[GroupWare]] came out and we were not credited.

See [[CollectiveIntelligence]] for a synthesis of findings.

See [[EIES History]]. Please help fill in the gaps. Click Edit this page.
More EIES Links:
[[|http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Bookwriting/PART''I/Chapter''I/Section''3/Chapter''1''Sect''3.html Electronic Global University System and Services]]
[[|http://64.233.167.104/search?q<code>cache:pDJTHtYn7YIJ:www.franklinfurnace.org/flow/PLANETandEIES/introtxt.html+&hl</code>en PLANET and EIES]]
[[|http://livinginternet.com/r/ri_eies.htm [[LivingInternet]]]]
[[FranklinFurnace]]
[[|http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?GroupWare [[GroupWare]]]]
[[|http://www.well.com/user/hlr/vcbook/vcbook4.html [[GroupMinds]]]]
[[|http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/ [[VirtualCommunity]]]]
[[|http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/computer_networking.php Article written by an EIES User]]

Murray's history is [[|http://eies.njit.edu/~turoff/Administrative/ccc.htm here]]

Add your topic here....

Greetings guys - Gordon Cook here

Murray gave me my EIES ID on June 23 1981.

I was doing some freelancing for the notoious John G Wilson who wanted to use EIES as a vehicle for a venture capital investment club. Wilson told me his checkered history and said don't tell Murray. I told Murray anyway. Learned enough computing from my EIES access to get a job as a tech writer in june 1984. Worked for CSC on EIES 2. Then at the von neuman supercomputer center, then at US Congress ofice of technology assessment, and since march of 1992 self employed at the [[ http://cookreport.com|COOK Report on Internet |]]
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A new effort to continue the EIES Legacy here at [[WikiWorld]] is [[ObjectWiki]].
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D.C. Hayes, modem manufacturing moagle was on EIES and was a active participant. The ATDT command set used today as the standard for all modems includes the escape to command mode +++ because on EIES + took you back one level, ++ took you all the way back to home base, and so +++ just made sence to go back to command mode on you modem.

See http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/1103/23hayes.html for an update on D.C.