Archive-name: fusion-faq/section0-intro/part3-revisions Last-modified: 26-Feb-1995 Posting-frequency: More-or-less-quarterly ********************************************************* * Conventional Fusion FAQ: Revision History by Section * ********************************************************* *** Document as a Whole: * Initial Draft - preliminary outline of topics and structure. * to Feb. 26, 1994 - added some proto-answers. * to March 6, 1994 - added topics, added proto-answers.* * to March 20, 1994 - Reorganized, created standalone Mac document, updated various pieces, added a few proto-answers. * to March 27, 1994 - updates of some sections, new answers, minor reorganizations, and revisions to outline. * to April 6, 1994 - updated glossary, added legal goop at front. * to April 15, 1994 - inserted section 2 on fusion energy; major revisions to many sections. First draft of Section 5. * April 22, 1994 - added disclaimers about this not being a Cold fusion FAQ to the top of each section to reduce confusion. * June 16, 1994 - general updates to many sections, first draft of section 1. * June 22, 1994 - revisions to several more sections. Second draft of section 1. * to August 14, 1994 - revised 1,5,6,7,8,FUT,Bibliography - split section 4 into parts A & B - partial draft of section 4B - split section 2 into parts A-E * to September 17, 1994 - incorporated earlier comments & revisions - prepared all well-edited and revised sections for news.answers submission - first draft of section 2A - began WEB formatting in collaboration with John Wright - added multiple terms to glossary * to September 27, 1994 - split off Glossary/FUT somewhat - restructure and rename sections to (hopefully) conform to *.answers submission guidelines. Mapping is Section #@ goes to Section #/11 Part #/# e.g. 2A -> 2/11 Part 1/5. * to October 12,1994 - received permission for crossposting to sci.answers and news.answers. - Name and organization tweaked. - New sections drafted. * to February 4, 1995 - Reduced posting frequency - Major additions to Glossary; file reorganization - Intro section (0.1) heavily rewritten *** Section 0: * To Oct 12, 1994 - Created as sections 0.1,0.2,0.3. - minor modifications to earlier intro material. - section 0.1 goes to sci.physics.fusion,sci.energy, sci.physics,sci.environment,sci.answers,news.answers * Section 0.2 is usually updated as the outline changes. * Section 0.3 is usually updated whenever anything else is modified. * To Dec 2, 1994 - Sections 0.1, 0.2 reworked and reformatted. * To Feb 4, 1995 - Additional modifications to section 0.1 *** Section 1: * First Draft, June 11, 1994 - basic answers to basic questions. * Second Draft, June 22, 1994 - made corrections and improvements. * Third Draft, August 7, 1994 - corrections and improvements, more info on solar fusion and light elements. *** Section 2: first draft in progress * September 13 - first draft of 2A completed. * September 29 - 2A renamed 2.1; 2.2 drafted *** Section 3: first draft in progress * Late sept 1994 - preliminary material posted * Oct 12, 1994 - split into 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. *** Section 4: * August 14 - partial draft of 4B (EC, mu-c-f) * September 11 - revision of 4B; added gravitational confinement * Oct 12, 1994 - 4A and 4B renamed 4.1, 4.2. *** Section 5: * First Draft, April 15, 1994 - brief summaries of major machines. * Second Draft, June 16, 1994 - added more machines, revised some. * Third Draft, June 22, 1994 - added more machines, rearranged entries, revised several entries. * Fourth Draft, August 11, 1994 - mostly maintenance updates, added TdeV, made corrections to several entries. * Fifth Draft, September 11, 1994 - more TdeV info, added Omega and NIKE ICF projects. *** Section 6: * First Draft, March 27, 1994 - brief answers kludged together from earlier postings. * Second Draft, June 22, 1994 - added new results & new sections. * Third Draft, August 7, 1994 - added more political news *** Section 7: * First Draft, March 23, 1994 - basic answers * Second Draft, April 15, 1994 - added list of conferences, more schools. * Third Draft, June 22, 1994 - added more schools & programs * Fourth Draft, August 6, 1994 - minor corrections *** Section 8: * First Draft, March 22, 1994 - basic info, neutrino ftp, people. * Second Draft, April 15, 1994 - added more info sources. * Third Draft, June 12, 1994 - added more info sources. * Fourth Draft, June 22, 1994 - added info on electronic bulletins, made revisions to other info sources. * Fifth Draft, July 11, 1994 - added sunsite.unc.edu and the WWW pages for US fusion research centers to the documented sources. * Sixth Draft, September 11, 1994 - added WAIS info on sunsite. * To February 26, 1995 - corrections, additions to WWW info, ftp-by-email. *** Section 9: Draft not yet completed *** Section 10 - Bibliography * First draft, Feb. 3, 1994 * Second draft, Feb. 12,1994 - new references, new structure * Third draft, Feb. 19, 1994 - new references; incorporated corrections & comments since 2nd. * Fourth draft, March 22, 1994 - added some new references, added section H on additional sources for info. * Fifth draft, April 10, 1994 - added new references. * Sixth draft, August 14, 1994 - new references * Seventh draft, September 5, 1994 - new references * to September 17, 1994 - minor adjustments, one new reference *** Glossary/FUT Revision History: * First draft was an accumulation of sources & Jim Day's list. * Second draft, Feb. 12, 1994 - incorporated Herman's glossary, added list of undefined terms, defined labeling scheme * Third draft, Feb. 20, 1994 - incorporated new terms and corrections to old terms. added #, % to structure. separated A,B,C,D... * Fourth draft, March 6, 1994 - added new terms and corrections. * Fifth draft, April 15, 1994 - added new terms and corrections; subdivided vocabulary into basic and advanced terms. * Sixth draft, June 22, 1994 - more new terms and corrections; added subcategory for units of measurement. * Seventh draft, August 14, 1994 - added new terms and corrections. * Eighth draft, September 13, 1994 - new terms and corrections (minor upgrade) * September 17, 1994 - added many terms and definitions, restructured into intro plus parts B-H. * To Oct 12, 1994 - sections renamed for *.answers crossposting * To Feb. 4, 1995 - split into 27 files (intro + 26 letters) - incorporated 1985 OSTI glossary through letter L - file names changed - acknowledgements added to intro to make Glossary fully self-contained * To Feb. 26, 1995 - completed incorporation of OSTI Glossary