Apple HyperCard: 1987 Episode of The Computer Chronicles (archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by lackthought to c/retronet

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I am a current Apple daily driver for my computing needs, but not until somewhat recently

This was a pretty interesting video about the hypercard software from the 80s

Did anyone here use it? What kind of things did you create?

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[-] IonicFrog 2 points 1 year ago

I don't remember the details, but I read a comment somewhere that a small business, like a repair shop, created a custom application and has been using it for years.

I tried to google but only found this from 2002.

https://www.wired.com/2002/08/hypercard-forgotten-but-not-gone/

[-] lackthought 2 points 1 year ago

the more I learn about it the more I want to set up a VM and find a copy so I can play around with it

[-] IonicFrog 2 points 1 year ago

There really isn't anything like it now. It's from a time when there were not a lot of applications out there any people had to DIY their own tools. Like a database for a repair shop. Now people have spreadsheets with tons of features or small niche apps. Then there are the big cloud apps like SaleForce and Quickbooks.

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