The As We May Think Database / Encyclopedia
The As We May Think database is an exploratory mode of research on the correlation between popular culture, computer science, network communities, the history of the internet, the comic and game culture and the cultural aspects of new communication technology. The as we may think database is also an internet & computer science culture documentation-capture project and cataloging system.

The As We May Think database is a collection of data, as web pages, txt, and images based on all cultural references such as books, movies, computergames, papers, comics, persons, places etc. found in the "Jargon File Version 4.3.1." The database counts almost 224 maps, each containing material of one reference. The collected material is stored in a information manager, freeform database software named devon think. But to begin with, let me describe the Jargon File in a few sentences: The "Jargon File 4.3.1" is a hacker dictionary. It is a collection of slang terms used by various subcultures of computer hackers. The main subject of this lexicon is programming, computer science, electronics, and other fields connected to hacking, as science fiction, comics, games, and movies. The "Jargon File" is in the public domain on www.jargon.org, to be freely used, shared, and modified. I have taken this lexicon as the departure point for an extensive internet research which describes loosely the first period and philosophies of the internet and it’s documented inherent culture. Awmt is therefore a re-collection based on the associations of this notes of diverse internet communities.

For more information on the project See: More Notes