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HyperCard

HyperCard

HyperCard is a software application and development kit for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers. It was among the first successful hypermedia systems predating the World Wide Web.

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Creative work
Software
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Wikidata ID
Q1053749
Author
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Bill Atkinson

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License
Proprietary
Created/Discovered by
Apple (company)
Apple (company)

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Founded Date
January 1, 1987
Platform
Apple IIGS
Apple IIGS
Macintosh
Macintosh
Written in
Apple Pascal

HyperCard combines a flat-file database with a graphical, flexible, user-modifiable interface. HyperCard includes a built-in programming language called HyperTalk for manipulating data and the user interface. This combination of features - a database with simple form layout, flexible support for graphics, and ease of programming - suits HyperCard for many different projects such as rapid application development of applications and databases, interactive applications with no database requirements, command and control systems, and many examples in the demoscene.

HyperCard was originally released in 1987 for $49.95 and was included for free with all new Macs sold then. It was withdrawn from sale in March 2004, having received its final update in 1998 upon the return of Steve Jobs to Apple. HyperCard runs in the Classic Environment, but was not ported to Mac OS X.

Run Hypercard Stacks in the Browser

https://blog.archive.org/2017/08/11/hypercard-on-the-archive-celebrating-30-years-of-hypercard/

Open Source Recreation

https://www.vipercard.net/

Paid Recreation

https://supercard.us/got-hypercard.html

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25 years of HyperCard--the missing link to the Web

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/25-years-of-hypercard-the-missing-link-to-the-web/

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