Did it morph into some program? or just die?

Hypercard?

It's dead, Jim.

[en.wikipedia.org]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/2012 07:18AM by Chakravartin.

There IS a rather active community that works to maintain existing stacks and the ability to execute them (without having to maintain antique Macs). Google HyperCard emulator and see where you get. Be prepared to lose hours and perhaps your soul.

Steamrolled and left for dead after html hit the scene.

JPK

Interesting....I will google that....back to the future people.

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Chakravartin
Hypercard?

It's dead, Jim.

[en.wikipedia.org]

yep, Hypercard...I was reviewing in my mind the "stacks" programs I used to use and little movies..dumb kiddy stuff we used to watch from our "stacks".

i'm resisting the pull to relive my nerdy youth

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.....think the guys on this forum are lamenting the lack of STACKED....uhm, "hypers".....

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Speaking of Hypercard, anyone use the OS X version of Supercard? It did many of the same things, and is still being revised.

This is a good read (from May 30, 2012):

25 years of HyperCard—the missing link to the Web
[arstechnica.com]

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/2012 10:11AM by onthedownlow.

One of the comments in the arstechnica article mentions LiveCode or runrev which is supposed to be an evolution of HyperCard which will allow you to write apps for iOS -- looks interesting. Here's the quote:

One poster mentioned SuperCard, which is still available. The other branch in the Hypercard family tree was MetaCard, which an enterprising Scotsman named Kevin Miller developed for and ultimately purchased and evolved into a modern product named LiveCode. His company, Runtime Revolution, is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The website is [www.runrev.com]

There is a 30-day free trial and a personal use license is $99. I'm still using stacks I wrote when Hypercard came free on my Mac SE, thanks to RunRev. The language can code for iOS and Android now, so tablets and phones can run your stacks.