e35 – HyperCard

We discuss one of the defining pieces of early Macintosh software, HyperCard. We cover the application's origins and ambitious vision, the HyperTalk scripting language, our own creations, and the absence of HyperCard-like tools today.

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• HyperCard
  • Wikipedia
  • apple.com [WayBack]
  • hypercard.org
  • @hypercard
• The Complete HyperCard 2.0 Handbook
• HyperTalk 2.0: The Book
• Bill Atkinson
  • MacPaint
  • Susan Kare icon

• The Origin of HyperCard in the Breakdown of the Bicycle for the Mind
• HyperTalk
  • Smalltalk
  • AppleScript
  • HyperTalk Reference [PDF]
  • calculator tutorial
  • ticks
• successors to HyperCard?
  • MicroWorlds
    • LOGO
  • Apple Media Tool
    • our award-winning project! 🏆 [PDF]
  • the web
    • LiveCard
    • Wired interview "HyperCard: What Could Have Been"
  • SuperCard
  • PencilCase
  • hyperPad
  • Swift Playgrounds