1 ## <a name="TWiki is a Web-based collaborati"></a> TWiki is a Web-based collaboration platform
3 - A TWiki site is an easy-to-use, full-featured open communications environment:
4 - people anywhere on the Web or on an intranet can meet
5 - rich Web text, images, and online multimedia are easily shared
6 - documents and other files can be uploaded and downloaded
7 - all you need is a Web browser and any available network connection
9 ### <a name="TWiki is a powerful Web enhancem"></a> TWiki is a powerful Web enhancement...
11 - TWiki's parsing engine is written in Perl. It reads a text file, and converts TWiki shorthand into standard HTML, on the fly. The point is to:
12 - make adding and editing text simple _(How simple? Click on the **Edit** link at the bottom of the page...)_
13 - let you find information _fast_ ([[WebSearch]])
15 - TWiki provides an intuitive way for people to meet and collaborate, that aspires to the Zen ideals known as [[WabiSabi]]. It finds beauty in the imperfect and ephemeral and constantly evolving. (When it comes down to it, that's all you need.)
17 - TWiki is one of many [[WikiWikiClones]], based on Ward Cunningham's original [Wiki Wiki Web](http://c2.com/).
19 ### <a name=""TWiki" stands for..."></a> "TWiki" stands for...
21 - _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.
22 - _TWiki_ is short for _TakeFive Wiki_, the name of the company where its founder worked. (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 series from 1979 - see TWiki in the logo.)
24 ### <a name="Selected TWiki Topics..."></a> Selected TWiki Topics...
26 - [[TWikiSite]] provides a basic big picture overview of the TWiki platform
27 - [[TWikiPages]] is a quick and concentrated look at the TWiki core
28 - [[TWikiPlannedFeatures]] lists approved additions to future TWiki versions.
29 - [[TWikiEnhancementRequests]] is the place to add your new feature requests.
30 - [[TWiki Documentation|Main/WebHome]]: a compact User's Guide and an in-depth Reference Manual.
31 - [[TWikiHistory]] puts TWiki development on a timeline
32 - [[WikiCulture]] looks at the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer.
33 - [[WikiReferences]] links to articles and books about collaboration and Wiki technology.
37 > If you have to log-in to usr TWiki, for example, if Twiki is running on an intranet, it automatically signs pages you edit and create with your
41 > . If your TWiki installation doesn't require a log-in, TWiki gives everyone the same username:
47 TWiki<sup>TM</sup> is a trademark of [[PeterThoeny]], originator and lead developer.
49 - TWiki is developed as Free Software under the [[GNU/GPL|Main/GnuGeneralPublicLicense]]
50 - TWiki's home address is <http://twiki.org/>.
51 - Source code is available upon request: see <http://twiki.org/download.html>.
52 - [[WelcomeGuest]] is a fast track guide to TWiki.
53 - This site is powered by TWiki version **TWiki-4.1.2, Sat, 03 Mar 2007, build 13046**.
55 -- [[MikeMannix]] - 29 Dec 2001