+## <a name="TWiki is a Web-based collaborati"></a> TWiki is a Web-based collaboration tool
+
+- A TWiki site is an easy-to-use, satisfying open communication environment where...
+ - people anywhere on the Internet can meet,
+ - share rich Web text, images, online multimedia,
+ - do it all through a regular Web browser.
+
+### <a name="TWiki is written in Perl..."></a> TWiki is written in Perl...
+
+TWiki's parsing engine reads a text file, hyperlinks it, and converts it to standard HTML, on the fly. The point is to:
+
+- make editing text extremely simple (to see how simple, click on **Edit** link at the bottom of the page)
+- and to let you find information fast ([[WebSearch]]).
+
+In addition to being quick, %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]]; the first Wiki was built by Wiki:WardCummingham, <http://c2.com/>.
+
+### <a name=""TWiki" stands for..."></a> "TWiki" stands for...
+
+- _Wiki wiki_ means "quick" in Hawaiian. They call the shuttle at Honolulu Airport the wiki wiki bus. Which is where the original Wiki Wiki Web got its name.
+- _TWiki_ is short for _TakeFive Wiki_ . (It was later found that _Twiki_ is the name of a robot in a [Buck Rogers](http://www.buck-rogers.com/) TV show from 1979. That's his head.)
+
+### <a name="Selected TWiki Topics..."></a> Selected TWiki Topics...
+
+- [[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.
+- [[ManagingWebs]] tells you how to do administrative stuff, like renaming or deleting a topic.
+- [[WikiCulture]] talks about the unique type of collaboration Wiki systems offer.
+- [[WikiReferences]] has links to articles and books around collaboration and the Wiki technology in particular.
+
+> **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 usernames, and all contributors become
+>
+> [[TWikiGuest]]
+>
+> .
+
+TWiki is trademarked to Peter Thoeny, originator and lead developer.
+
+- TWiki's home is at <http://twiki.org/>
+- Source code is available upon request, see <http://twiki.org/download.html>
+- [[WelcomeGuest]] is a basic instant guide to TWiki.
+- This %WIKITOOLNAME% version is **TWiki-4.1.2, Sat, 03 Mar 2007, build 13046**.
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