Hi Bob,
slylabs13 wrote > > I think back then there was such a distain for anything Macintosh in the > PC world, that anyone faced with the decision about whether or not to > include in a history of computing, Hypercard as a precursor to ALL > Hypertext based systems would be inclined to decline. It's the old adage > that the winners write the history books, and PC people of that ilk see > themselves as "the winners" by sheer numbers. Macintoshes were not > considered "serious business computers" back then, but were characterized > as mere consumer toys. Just my guess tho'. > Well, I recognize that I never have though about this topic in this way, because myself started as a Mac user and later become a Windows user. I do not see any existential conflict about this... Strangely enough, HyperCard was an inspiration too for Visual Basic too: http://www.mackido.com/History/History_VB.html http://loewald.com/blog/?p=3494 Have a nice weekend! Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/OT-HyperCard-and-the-Interactive-Web-tp4379640p4399030.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
