## <a name="TWiki_is_a_Web_based_collaborati"> TWiki is a Web-based collaboration tool </a>

* A TWiki site is a simple, satisfying, full-featured open communication environment:
  * people anywhere online can meet
  * rich Web text, images, online multimedia are easily shared
  * documents and other files can be uploaded and downloaded
  * everything works through a regular Web browser

### <a name="TWiki_is_written_in_Perl_"> TWiki is written in Perl... </a>

* TWiki's parsing engine reads a text file, hyperlinks it, and converts TWiki shorthand into standard HTML, on the fly. The point is to:
  * make editing text extremely simple (to see how simple, click on the **Edit** link at the bottom of the page)
  * let you find information fast ([[WebSearch]]).

* In addition to being quick, as a meeting and colloboration space, %WIKITOOLNAME% aspires to the Zen ideals known as [[WabiSabi]]. Zen finds beauty in the imperfect and ephemeral. When it comes down to it, that's all you need.

* %WIKITOOLNAME% is one of many [[WikiWikiClones]], based on the original [Wiki Wiki Web](http://c2.com/), built by Wiki:WardCummingham.

### <a name="_TWiki_stands_for_"> "TWiki" stands for... </a>

* _Wiki wiki_ means "quick" in Hawaiian. The shuttle at Honolulu Airport is called the _wiki wiki_ bus, which is where the original Wiki web got its name.
* _TWiki_ is short for _TakeFive Wiki_. (It was later discovered that _Twiki_ is also the name of an AI robot that co-starred in the [_Buck Rogers..._](http://www.buck-rogers.com/) movie and TV show from 1979 - its head is in the logo.)

### <a name="Selected_TWiki_Topics_"> Selected TWiki Topics... </a>

* [[TWikiEnhancementRequests]] is the place to add your new feature requests.
* [[TWikiPlannedFeatures]] lists of approved additions to future TWiki versions.
* [[TWikiHistory]] timelines TWiki's development.
* [[TWikiDocumentation]] is the complete reference manual.
* [[TWikiPages]] tells you how to do administrative things, like renaming topics.
* [[WikiCulture]] looks at the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer.
* [[WikiReferences]] links to articles and books about collaboration and Wiki technology.

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TWiki is trademarked to Peter Thoeny, originator and lead developer.

* TWiki's home address is <http://twiki.org/>.
* Source code is available upon request: see <http://twiki.org/download.html>.
* [[WelcomeGuest]] is a fast track guide to TWiki.
* This %WIKITOOLNAME% version is **%WIKIVERSION%**.

-- [[MikeMannix]] - 14 Sep 2001 <br />