The %WIKITOOLNAME% web is a web-based collaboration tool.
- [[WelcomeGuest]] tells you more about how to use it.
- TWiki's home is at
%WIKITOOLNAME% is a cgi-bin script written in Perl. It reads a text file, hyperlinks it and converts it to HTML on the fly. The point is to:
- make the text editing process very simple ( click on the **Edit** link at the bottom of the page )
- and to find information fast ( [[WebSearch]] ).
What does the name TWiki stand for?
- _Wiki wiki_ means quick in Hawai'ian. They call the shuttle at the Honolulu airport the [ wiki wiki bus](http://www.quickaid.com/airports/hnl/company/trans_tm.html).
- _TWiki_ is the short form of _TakeFive Wiki_ . (Later on I found out that _Twiki_ is the name of a robot in a [Buck Rogers](http://www.buck-rogers.com/) TV show in 1979)
%WIKITOOLNAME% is one of many [[WikiWikiClones]]; the first one was built by Ward Cummingham,
Topics of interest:
- [[TWikiEnhancementRequests]] is the place where you can add your enhancement requests.
- [[TWikiPlannedFeatures]] has a list of planned features for upcoming TWiki versions.
- [[TWikiHistory]] shows TWiki's implementation history.
- [[TWikiDocumentation]] is the implementation documentation.
- [[TWikiAdministration]] tells you how to do administrative stuff, like renaming or deleting a topic.
- [[WikiCulture]] talks about the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer.
**Note:**
- %WIKITOOLNAME% automatically signs new pages with your [[WikiName]] in case %WIKITOOLNAME% is running on an Intranet where you log in. In case your %WIKITOOLNAME% installation does not authenticate users, %WIKITOOLNAME% does not know about user names, all contributors have the user name [[TWikiGuest]].
- TWiki's source code is available upon request, see
- This %WIKITOOLNAME% version is **TWiki-4.1.2, Sat, 03 Mar 2007, build 13046** .
-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 09 Nov 2000