Re: HyperCard
Re: HyperCard
- Subject: Re: HyperCard
- From: Jon Pugh <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 10:23:08 -0700
At 6:57 AM -0400 7/4/03, Gary Lists wrote:
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I was just today playing with HyperFTP (Jon Pugh...are you remembering that
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one?!) and wondering why HC is not still a viable UI for applets and
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scripts?
Yes, I remember that one, although I never really used it. Anarchy was my tool, and still is, I guess, although it's called Interarchy now.
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Does anyone out there use HC for a "front end" for their scripts? Or have
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examples of using HC as the UI?
I still use HyperCard. It's running right now in Classic, albeit with an Aqua Kaleidoscope theme so it looks less garish. However, it is greatly reduced in functionality these days. I can't get the drawing tools to work, and I've got a crashing xcmd that is annoying me, but I can still access my data, for what that's worth.
I have yet to find a replacement that is anywhere near as cool as HyperCard.
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Even if it is no longer developed, I still don't quite understand the lowly
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status that even Mac users seem to associate with HC.
Black and white, as well as non-standard UI widgets. These gave HyperCard stacks their unmistakable look. Then I think the generally crappy quality of most free stacks gave people a negative view of the whole thing.
I don't understand it either. I still think HyperCard is one of the coolest pieces of software ever created, but the real thing that made it worthwhile was that it was free and shipped with every machine.
Those days are long gone though.
Jon
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