Meta Content Format 1.0

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• Subject: Meta Content Format 1.0
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• Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:21:43 -0400
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http://mcf.research.apple.com/

• What is MCF?

  MCF, which stands for Meta Content Format, is an open format for representing information about content. The goal of MCF is to provide an adequate language for representing a wide range of information about content. The content targeted includes web pages, gopher and ftp files, desktop files, email and structured (i.e., relational and object oriented) databases, etc. The corresponding meta-content includes indices such as Yahoo!, gopher and ftp directory structures, email headers, data dictionaries, etc. Please comment on the draft specification of MCF.
  
  
  

• What is HotSauce?

  HotSauce, formerly known as ProjectX, is one of the many potential applications of MCF. HotSauce is a fly-through viewer for MCF. Alternate MCF browsers, such as the hyperbolic browser demonstrated by XSoft last week at Networld Interop, illustrate the potential of MCF.
  
  
  

• Download

  Download the HotSauce (formerly ProjectX) fly-through MCF Viewer for Macintosh (PowerPC and 68K) or for Windows NT/95. Latest versions were put up on September 25th. The newest release, in addition to several bug fixes, features better support for targeting windows, especially when XSpaces are used together with frames. See details.
  
  
  

• MCF Resources on the Net

  • Sites with MCF Information Spaces (XSpaces)
  • Tools for creating MCF
  • MCF Mailing List
  • Write to us
  
  
  
  

• MCF and HotSauce Related Documentation

  • MCF Specification Paper
  • Standalone Application Manual
  • Plugin Manual
  • Plugin Trouble Shooting Guide
  • Guide to MCFing your site
  • Using the Plugin to MCF your site
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
  
  

• Other MCF related Sites on the Web

  • XSpace Directory at Lightbulb.com
  • MetaContent Organization
  • Lee Slone's Page
  
  
  
  

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