The problem with HyperCard isn’t HyperCard, it’s what people are saying about it.
Written by Steven Levy, The Iconoclast, Macworld February 1988.
Bonus video! Watch Bill Atkinson demo HyperCard live on stage in 1987.
My copy of some kind soul’s long-lost Google Video upload from 2008.
1987: Knowledge Navigator marketing hype
1990: Bill Atkinson leaves Apple for General Magic
1993: Myst: HyperCard as rapid application development tool, plus XCMDs like HyperTint
2004: “The Macintosh at 20” Panel, Macworld Boston 2004
2010: CHM Interview with Hertzfeld and Atkinson: HyperCard, Alice, MacPaint, General Magic
2011: Bill Atkinson on the Jobs Legacy Panel
2013: Eyeo 2013 Presentation on Bill Atkinson PhotoCard
2017: Bill Atkinson on The Legacy of HyperCard
Bill Atkinson PhotoCard for iOS
Computer Chronicles - HyperCard (1989, 1990)
Triangulation Interview with Atkinson, 2016 (part 1, 2)
Triangulation Interview with Atkinson, 2018 (part 1, 2)
HyperDither for Mac OS X - Atkinson’s take on Floyd-Steinberg