Comment HyperCard was the trigger to buy my first Mac (Score 1) 159
In the late 1980's I didn't think much of Macs until I noticed HyperCard. I soon realised that it was a unique tool that allowed even a non-programmer like me to create attractive and efficient solutions for tasks that weren't addressed by existing applications. I saw it, spotted it's potential and then tried using it on a Mac that I had occasional access to.
HyperCard was the main reason why I then bought my first Mac in 1989 and I used it extensively until Apple left it out to die through neglect.
Even to this day, there still isn't a proper equivalent to HyperCard and I think that abandoning it was one of Apple's biggest mistakes. These days Apple defines creativity for ordinary users by means of the iApps, it could have been offering a 21st century solution for writing custom applications too if it hadn't thrown it away.
HyperCard was the main reason why I then bought my first Mac in 1989 and I used it extensively until Apple left it out to die through neglect.
Even to this day, there still isn't a proper equivalent to HyperCard and I think that abandoning it was one of Apple's biggest mistakes. These days Apple defines creativity for ordinary users by means of the iApps, it could have been offering a 21st century solution for writing custom applications too if it hadn't thrown it away.
