The Opcode 2.1 Hypercard Product Demo!

[GaryN]

Here's something few people saw and fewer remember! The original Opcode Products demo circa1988! This is a Hypercard stack that should run on any Mac OS up to 9.2.2. Check the readme, and click your way into the long lost past...

Thanks to chrisNova777 ... His digging around for old Opcode stuff reminded me I had this.

[supernova777]

interesting!! 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard

hypercard is similar to powerpoint right?
vector + Raster based presentation graphics?

[GaryN]

HyperCard is a complete scripting language / app that pre-dates Applescript. Using scriptable buttons and graphic objects, you could develop surprisingly sophisticated routines from simple macros to, well… complete slideshow product demos, for example. An internet search will yield lots of downloadable, interesting and useful HyperCard stacks.

It's fairly easy to grasp and undoubtably inspired more than one budding code monkey in its day. It requires very little memory to run which was perfect for the early 68k machines. It's still very useable and handy under OS9 for stuff that's say, a little too much for QuicKeys or…? Plus, it's FUN!

 I don't have an original HyperCard CD ROM, but I have most or all all of the ingredients. I'll put together an upload to the OS9 Utilities Board tonight.

[supernova777]

honestly its probably already on macgarden

[GaryN]

That's what I thought too, but I just looked - not so much. I'll double check first and just post a link if I can find one.

Meanwhile, did you run the Opcode demo?

[GaryN]

Here 'tis

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercard-player

AND you want this too

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hyper-stacks

[supernova777]

i didnt run it no..
i have too much crap im trying to do atm..



but i will see it someday for sure