In 1987, The Computer Chronicles did an episode all about HyperCard:
It is a fascinating watch, but a few things really jumped out at me:
- HyperCard could do about anything.
- Bill Atkinson’s passion for users to shape the Macintosh into their own personal tool was inspiring to watch.
- The Macintosh II was huge.
- I don’t think today’s computing has a true spiritual successor this, but the closest thing may be Shortcuts.
Don’s miss this 2019 Ars Technica post about HyperCard, which was written by Matthew Lasar.