EC Habitats - Revision history

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Origins

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	=Origins=		=Origins=
	Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued ~~sometime~~ into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.		Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued into the summer of 1998 when the company eventually stopped development in order to change their focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.

	[[File:EC Cupertino Office.png\|thumb\|Electric Communities Cupertino, CA offices, inhabited from 1996 until 2000]]		[[File:EC Cupertino Office.png\|thumb\|Electric Communities Cupertino, CA offices, inhabited from 1996 until 2000]]

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Tweaked the EC Habitats page to add a date

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	\|released = (~~Beta~~): ~~Placeholder~~		\|released = (Alpha): 1998
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	=Origins=		=Origins=
	Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.		Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.

			[[File:EC Cupertino Office.png\|thumb\|Electric Communities Cupertino, CA offices, inhabited from 1996 until 2000]]

	=Timeline of events=		=Timeline of events=

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1996

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	===March===		===March===
	* The E programming language is released<ref>Electronic Engineering Times Issue 893 - "Sign on, assume an avatar and join in . . . As the virtual world turns" - March 1996, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232750/http://www.communities.com/company/pr/articles/eetimes.html</ref>.		* The E programming language is released<ref>Electronic Engineering Times Issue 893 - "Sign on, assume an avatar and join in . . . As the virtual world turns" - March 1996, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232750/http://www.communities.com/company/pr/articles/eetimes.html</ref>.

			* Plans for EC Habitats are unveiled by Electric Communities at the PC Forum, which was an invitation-only annual gathering hosted by Esther Dyson's Release 1.0 newsletter<ref>Electronic Engineering Times Issue 893 - "Sign on, assume an avatar and join in . . . As the virtual world turns" - March 1996, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232750/http://www.communities.com/company/pr/articles/eetimes.html</ref>.

	==1997==		==1997==

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	===Unknown date===		===Unknown date===
	* Electric Communities founded by Randy Farmer, Chip Morningstar and Douglas Crockford<ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref>.		* Electric Communities founded by Randy Farmer, Chip Morningstar and Douglas Crockford<ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref>.

			==1996==
			===March===
			* The E programming language is released<ref>Electronic Engineering Times Issue 893 - "Sign on, assume an avatar and join in . . . As the virtual world turns" - March 1996, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232750/http://www.communities.com/company/pr/articles/eetimes.html</ref>.

	==1997==		==1997==

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Origins

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	=Origins=		=Origins=
	Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>~~Silicon Valley~~ Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.		Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.

	=Timeline of events=		=Timeline of events=

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	=Origins=		=Origins=
	Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>~~Silicon Valley~~ Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.		Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>The Business Journal of San Jose - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.

	=Timeline of events=		=Timeline of events=

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	* A trademark application is filed for MICROCOSM with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Electric Communities<ref>https://alter.com/trademarks/microcosm-75227817</ref>.		* A trademark application is filed for MICROCOSM with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Electric Communities<ref>https://alter.com/trademarks/microcosm-75227817</ref>.

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	http://www.erights.org/history/index.html - Mentions EC-Habitats.		http://www.erights.org/history/index.html - Mentions EC-Habitats.

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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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Timeline of events

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	=Timeline of events=		=Timeline of events=
	~~Placeholder~~		This is a timeline of important historical events relating to the history of EC Habitats, with citations wherever possible. This is likely incomplete so if you have any information to add, please get in [mailto:stuart@renoproject.org touch].

	==1993==		==1993==
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	* Electric Communities founded by Randy Farmer, Chip Morningstar and Douglas Crockford<ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref>.		* Electric Communities founded by Randy Farmer, Chip Morningstar and Douglas Crockford<ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref>.

	~~==1995==~~
	~~===January===~~
	* Placeholder

	==1997==		==1997==

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	=Origins=		=Origins=
	Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.		Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat\|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.

	=Timeline of events=		=Timeline of events=