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'''PaperWorks''' was a [[computer program]] introduced by [[Xerox Corporation]] in 1992, which allowed a business traveler to [[communicate]] with his or her [[personal computer]] while away from the [[office]].

PaperWorks could be used to send and retrieve documents between the fixed computer system and the business traveler, by using [[fax]] machines.

The software created special [[Machine-readable data|machine-readable]] [[Form (document)|forms]], similar to the type of forms used to score [[standardized tests]]. (Related topic: [[Optical mark recognition|OMR]])

The [[user (computing)|user]] would then [[fax]] the form back to the central computer, commanding one of several tasks to be performed. For example:
* the user could attach a document to the form which would be stored at the home office (for possible later processing), or
* the user could request that a particular [[document]], stored on the computer's [[hard drive]], be sent to the user.
* the user could request that a particular [[document]] be distributed to other users, also by fax.

The underlying technology for PaperWorks, called "DataGlyphs"[http://www.dataglyphs.com], was developed at [[Xerox PARC]].

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20040321071141/http://www.seyboldreports.com/SRDP/dp6/DP06-09.htm Seybold Report on Desktop Publishing, May 1992]
* [http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/13.35.html#subj6 'The Risks Digest', April 1992]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060430162900/http://www.parc.xerox.com/about/history/default.html Xerox PARC Historical Timeline]

[[Category:Business software]]

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PaperWorks - Revision history

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