HyperCard

Hypercard was an innovative multimedia authoring tool. For version 1, I contributed to the quality assurance of the product and I also authored a set of example applications that shipped with version 2 (including the Home Stack shown).


Hypercard 2.0 Home stack. (Icons by Marge Boots.)

 
 
 

Apple Computer

1987 to 1991

Products Shipped

  • HyperCard Versions 1.0 - 2.1

My Contributions

Interaction Design

  • Designed and programmed example applications ("stacks") and utilities included with v. 2.0.
  • Contributed to user interface design of printing and drawing functionality.

Visual Design

  • Designed example stacks and icons

Other

  • Helped develop a HyperCard-based bug tracking system and other testing aids.
  • Created a HyperCard-based information kiosk for the Apple corporate library.
  • Performed evaluation and quality-assurance testing of software features, with focus on the drawing capabilities, printing, and the scripting language HyperTalk.

Product Information

Wikipedia entries for HyperCard and HyperTalk

HyperCard Forgotten, but Not Gone