General Features | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
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Version |
6.0
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5.0.0.1
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TWiki-6.1.0
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1.2.101
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1.5.11c
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Last Release Date |
2013-01-21 (11 years ago)
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2018-07-15 (5 years ago)
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2006-06-14 (17 years ago)
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2005-12-02 (18 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2013-01-22 (11 years ago)
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2019-02-19 (5 years ago)
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2019-07-19 (4 years ago)
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2008-09-01 (15 years ago)
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2006-02-07 (18 years ago)
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Author |
OpenRoad Communications Ltd
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Eduardo Mauro
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Peter Thoeny, TWiki community
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Raymond Camden
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Ryan Norton
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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License |
Commercial
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Commercial
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GPL
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Apache
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wxWindows Lib/Public Domain
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Programming Language |
ASP.NET C#
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Programming Language Not relevant (completely self-contained)
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Perl, JavaScript
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ColdFusion
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C++
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Data Storage |
Database
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Database
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Files, RCS
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Database
|
Files
|
License Cost/ Fee |
$119/user (hosted), $10/user (cloud)
|
39,95
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N/A
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0
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NA
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Development status |
Mature
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Mature
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Mature
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Mature
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Mature
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Intended Audience |
Intranet, Corporate, Private
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Anyone doing research needing a tool with wiki capabilities for data organization and retrieval. Standalone wiki system
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Large enterprise; small to medium businesses
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Mildly technical
|
End users/Desktop
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System Requirements | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Operating System |
Windows Server 2008, 2012
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Windows
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Linux, Windows, OS-X and other
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Windows, Linux, Solaris
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MS Windows/Mac/Linux
|
Root Access |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Webserver |
IIS
|
No need
|
Almost any webserver, typically Apache and Ngnix
|
Apache, IIS
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built-in
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Other Requirements |
none
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RCS (optional), cron/scheduler, fgrep, egrep; Plugins may have additional dependencies
|
ColdFusion MX
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None
|
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Datastorage | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Text Files |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
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MySQL |
No
|
No
|
No
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Yes
|
No
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PostgreSQL |
No
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No
|
No
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Unknown
|
No
|
Oracle |
No
|
No
|
No
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Unknown
|
No
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SQLite |
No
|
No
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No
|
Unknown
|
No
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BerkeleyDB |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
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RCS |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
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Other |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2010
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Firebird
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RcsLite Perl library for version control without external RCS; backend API for other storage
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Access, SQL Server
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Security/Anti-Spam | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Page Permissions |
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
ACL |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
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Yes
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Authentication Backends |
Active Directory, Open Directory, or Custom Modules
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No need
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Internal authentication; anything Apache supports such as LDAP, NIS, AD, Kerberos
|
unknown
|
|
Host Blocking |
Patch
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Mail Encryption |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
nofollow |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Blacklist |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
CAPTCHA |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Delayed Indexing |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
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Development/Support | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
# of Consultants | |||||
Preconfigured Hosting |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Code Repository | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Mailing List | |||||
Support Forum | |||||
Chat Channel | |||||
Stars on GitHub |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Common Features | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Preview |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Minor Changes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Change Summary |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Page History |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
Restricted by Number
|
|
Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
Between all
|
Between all
|
|
Sitemap |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Special Features | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Right-to-Left Support |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Interface Languages |
11
German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Turkish, Chinese, Chinese Traditional |
5
Danish, German, English, Italian, Portuguese |
19
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Chinese, Chinese Traditional |
0
|
1
English |
Email notification |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Comments |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded
|
Flat
|
|
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Namespaces |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Conflict Handling |
Page Locking
|
None
|
Conflict Resolution
|
Page Locking
|
|
Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
|
Wiki Farming |
Unknown
|
No
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Structured Data |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Links | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
CamelCase |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Freelinks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Backlinks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
InterWiki |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
SisterWiki |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Image Links |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Windows Shares |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Page Redirects |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Syntax Features | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
HTML Tags |
All
|
Some
|
All
|
All
|
|
Math formulas |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Tables |
complex
|
simple + complex
|
simple + complex
|
simple
|
|
CREOLE support |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Markdown Support |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Textile Support |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
BBCode Support |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Emoticon Images |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Footnotes |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Internal Comments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Custom styles |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
FAQ Tags |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Scripting |
javascript (optional)
|
Yes
|
TWiki Markup Language, TWiki variables, JavaScript, extensive API
|
no
|
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Content Includes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Feed Aggregation |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Usability | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Section Editing |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Page Templates |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Double-Click Edit |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Access Keys |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Auto Signature |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Statistics | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Recent Changes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Wanted Pages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Orphaned Pages |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Most/Least Popular |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Recent Visitors |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Analysis |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Output | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Printer Friendly |
Print CSS
|
Print View
|
Print View
|
No
|
|
Mobile Friendly |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Themes & Skins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
RSS Feeds |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
ATOM Feeds |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Abbreviations |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Auto-TOC |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Raw Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
HTML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
XML export |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
PDF Export |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Office Export |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Media and Files | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
File Attachments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Media Revisions |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Embedded Flash |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Embedded Video |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Image Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
SVG Editing |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
MindMap Editing |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Media Search |
Contents
|
No
|
Contents
|
No
|
|
Extras | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Image Galleries |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Presentations |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Forums |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Blogs |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Ticket System |
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Chat |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Syntax Examples | ThoughtFarmer | ConnectedText | TWiki | CanvasWiki | wxWikiServer |
Internal Link |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
[[wiki page]] [[wiki page|Title]] |
WikiWord autolink Otherweb.WikiWord [[Spaced text]] [[WikiWord][label]] |
|
CamelCase [AnotherLink goto alink] |
External Link |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
[[$URL:www.connectedtext.com]] [[$URL:www.connectedtext.com|Title]] |
http://twiki.org/ autolink [[http://twiki.org/][label]] |
|
http://www.powerslave.com [http://www.external.com xternallink] |
Headlines |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
= Head1 = == Head 2 == === Head 3 ==== |
---+ Level 1 ---++ Level 2 ---+++ Level 3 ---++++ Level 4 ---+++++ Level 5 ---++++++ Level 6 |
|
= heading = == heading == === heading === (up to 5 = signs). |
Bold Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
**bold** |
*bold* |
|
''' bold text ''' |
Italics Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
//italic// |
_italic_ |
|
'' italic text '' |
Underline Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
__Underline__ |
<u>underline</u> |
|
|
Monospace Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
{{{Monospace}}} |
=monospaced text= and <verbatim> multi line text </verbatim> |
|
start line with blank space. |
Strikethrough Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
--Strikethrough-- |
<strike>strikethrough</strike> |
|
|
Superscript Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
^^Superscript^^ |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
|
|
Subscript Format |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
vvSubscriptvv |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
|
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Images |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
[[$IMG:Image.jpeg]] |
%ATTACHURL%/image.png http://any.domain/image.png |
|
ilocal://icon.jpg img:icon.jpg img:http://www.external/image.jpg |
Aligning Text |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
~~Centered text~~ |
| left | center | right | or HTML or CSS |
|
] centred text |
Text Indentation |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
: First level of indenting :: Second level |
<blockquote> multi line text </blockquote> |
|
> single indent >> two indents >>> more indenting |
Bulleted Lists |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
* First item * Seconditem |
* Item 1 * Item 1.1 * Item 2 |
|
* one * two * two.1 |
Numbered Lists |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
1. First item 1. Second item |
1. Item 1 a. Item 1.a 1. Item 2 |
|
1 item one 2 item two Or: # item 1 ## item 1.1 # item two |
Definition Lists |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
;Term:Definition |
$ Term: Definition |
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Horizontal Rule |
wysiwyg rich text editor |
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