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Hypercard-NEW
I am glad I have this. My first new apple software!
Running on my classic II.
Running on my classic II.
never figured out what hypercard is supposed to do
Hypercard was an ultra-simple programming/presentation/hypertext (think www before there was one,) program.
Basically, you designed individual pages that could hold text and graphics (and, in later versions, sound and video, too,) and was linked to other pages in the "stack". It had its own script/programming language, so you could do various effects (like change a button on mouseover, run some small amount of code to do things like math...) Essentially, it was locally-hosted HTML plus Javascript back in the late '80s.
In high school, we used it to make presentations. At the school's yearly open house, we had Mac SE dual-floppy computers scattered around the school running a stack that had a clickable map of the school that linked to info on each class and teacher, as well as a schedule of events for the night.
I even made a Dungeons and Dragons character generator (for use by DMs,) with it. (Had to write my own random number generator.)
Basically, you designed individual pages that could hold text and graphics (and, in later versions, sound and video, too,) and was linked to other pages in the "stack". It had its own script/programming language, so you could do various effects (like change a button on mouseover, run some small amount of code to do things like math...) Essentially, it was locally-hosted HTML plus Javascript back in the late '80s.
In high school, we used it to make presentations. At the school's yearly open house, we had Mac SE dual-floppy computers scattered around the school running a stack that had a clickable map of the school that linked to info on each class and teacher, as well as a schedule of events for the night.
I even made a Dungeons and Dragons character generator (for use by DMs,) with it. (Had to write my own random number generator.)
Hypercard can provide hours and hours of fun! Is it a boxed version that you got?
No. It is in a cardboard sleeve.
[8D]
Myst.
thats a reason to shun hypercard
i hated myst an dwante dto throw my mouse or controller often enough at the tv
Most of the old Cyan games were HyperCard based. Spelunx was and I think Myst either was or was derived from HyperCard.
Apple gave it away with every Mac from 1987-1992. Did you by some chance acquire the Claris version from after Apple stopped giving away the greatest programming environment of all time?
Apple gave it away with every Mac from 1987-1992. Did you by some chance acquire the Claris version from after Apple stopped giving away the greatest programming environment of all time?
The Mac version of Myst was based on HyperCard. If you picked up a stack deprotector you could even see how the thing was put together.
I have german version to sell in box, actual item on the picture below
I always wanted to get hypercard. Sigh. I wish somebody would just image it.
It's surely already around on the web and places isn't it? I have some disks that say HyperCard but they look very old and are probably one of the oldest versions of it, I don't even know if they work or not.
benjgvps,
I could take a photo of my Classic II running Hypercard for you. :beige:
I could take a photo of my Classic II running Hypercard for you. :beige:
err he means a floppy image that you copy the actual program fo rhim with diskcopy
Oh, THAT image. I will do it this weekend.
yes that image
WOOT! You just made me happy! Happy, Happy, Happy (Does very very creepy happy dance).
Apple has yet to put Hypercard on that list of software. Thats why I like that macintoshman has took time to make the images of the floppies.
almost makes me wish i had macs that could use that
almost