Why Hypercard had to die (2011)
I&#x27;ve mentioned this several times on HN before, but I maintain a collection [1] of over 3,500 HyperCard stacks hosted by the Internet Archive. The great thing about modern technology is they&#x27;re all emulated in-browser - just select the one you want and press start.<p>You&#x27;ve got silly little animations[2], sound samplers[3], choose-your-own adventure stories[4], reference guides[5] and teaching materials[6]. But there&#x27;s so much more in the collection.<p>I thoroughly recommend that those unfamiliar with HyperCard have a browse of the collection and see what was made possible by this groundbreaking 1980s tool.<p>I&#x27;m always looking for more stacks for the collection - if anyone reading this has any (either already as digital files or on floppy disks), please do email me: HyperCardOnline@gmail.com<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercardstacks" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercardstacks</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_computer_sind_doof" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_computer_sind_doof</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_cheapsequencersit" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_cheapsequencersit</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_inigo_gets_out" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_inigo_gets_out</a><p>[5] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_macprinters-11" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_macprinters-11</a><p>[6] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_usgs---teaching-earth-science" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;hypercard_usgs---teaching-earth-...</a>