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HyperText

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HyperText is a term coined by Ted Nelson in the mid-sixties that  describes non-sequential writing on screen.  It aids nonlinear, spatial, and associative thinking/notation and is practical only via computer media.

HyperText is a forerunner concept of Hypermedia and HyperCard*.
Alan Boyd of Owl International developed Guide as the first working hypertext product for the Mac until XrefText* was written for HyperCard by Frank Patrick*.

For more information on Hypertext, see Literary Machines, a book by Ted Nelson available in a standalone Guide Envelope format from Owl International (hypertext in hypertext).

Also, in more traditional format, Nelson's amazingly up-to-date 1974 book, Computer Lib/Dream Machines has been republished by Tempus Books on portable, non-volatile, read-mostly, cellulose-based media (paper).

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What links to HyperText?

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