HyperCard

Summary

HyperCard is a software^[1]. HyperCard ranks in the top 2% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HyperCard's instance of is recorded as software^[3].
• HyperCard's instance of is recorded as hypertext system^[4].
• HyperCard's developer is recorded as Bill Atkinson^[5].
• HyperCard's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[6].
• HyperCard's operating system is recorded as Apple GS/OS^[7].
• HyperCard's operating system is recorded as Mac OS operating systems^[8].
• HyperCard's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.1^[9].
• HyperCard's Commons category is recorded as HyperCard^[10].
• HyperCard comprises HyperTalk^[11].
• 1987 marks the founding of HyperCard^[12].
• HyperCard was dissolved in 2004^[13].
• HyperCard was published on 1987^[14].
• HyperCard's readable file format is recorded as HyperCard stack^[15].
• HyperCard's writable file format is recorded as HyperCard stack^[16].
• HyperCard's different from is recorded as HyperCard (discount card)^[17].
• HyperCard's user manual URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/Hyper_Card_Power/page/n39/mode/2up^[18].

Why It Matters

HyperCard ranks in the top 2% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month).^[2] HyperCard has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] HyperCard is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

HyperCard has been cited as an influence by World Wide Web^[21], an information system^[22]; Mosaic^[23], a web browser^[24], founded in 1993^[25]; and Robert Cailliau^[26], a computer scientist^[27], b. 1947^[28], of Belgium^[29], awarded the Commander of the Order of Leopold^[30], specialised in informatics^[31].

FAQs

Who did HyperCard influence?

HyperCard has been cited as an influence by World Wide Web^[21], Mosaic^[23], and Robert Cailliau^[26].