The Box: A Replacement for Files (1999)

richardboegli · on Sept 20, 2015

As this was written back in 1999, I did a quick search to see if there were any implementations by searching for cited papers and authors.

I found the following: http://lsub.org/ls/projects.html

transfire · on Sept 20, 2015

Wtf is this going on about? Can any one explain it in English?

paxcoder · on Sept 20, 2015

A "box" serves both as a directory and a file, depending on what you "select" (the box itself or its sub-box).

* If you select a non-existent box, a new one is created.

* You can "copy" a box into another. If the target box is expected to be of a different type (unclear how this is known), the copying process may involve conversion.

* There is an "antibox" that you can copy to the target box, in order to remove the target box.