visobliq(1)                                                        visobliq(1)

NAME
       visobliq - Visual Obliq: programming environment for distributed appli-
       cations

SYNTAX
       visobliq

DESCRIPTION
       Visual Obliq is a programming environment for multi-user  applications,
       expressed in the Obliq language.

       In  the Visual Obliq model, a distributed session is started by loading
       an application into an Obliq interpreter. This creates a session with a
       certain  unique  public name. Users running interpreters at other sites
       can connect to the session via the session-name. The act of  joining  a
       session  causes the appropriate client code and user interface specifi-
       cation to migrate to the client's address-space and run there.

       All the above activities can be supported and  coordinated  within  the
       World-Wide  Web  framework. A Visual Obliq program may be regarded as a
       document with an appropriate MIME type. The text of an  application  is
       disseminated  as a MIME-encapsulated document by a Visual Obliq gateway
       (vocgi).

       For more information, find Luca or Marc Brown.

AUTHOR
       Krishna Bharat (summer '93)

       Copyright 1994 Digital Equipment Corporation.
       Distributed only by permission.
       Last modified on Tue Sep 19 13:19:28 PDT 1995 by glassman

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