Bill Atkinson: Hypercard on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2022–2025.
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A short clip of Leo Laporte interviewing Bill Atkinson about developing HyperCard, including his story that the idea came during an LSD experience.
HN links it as the source of the story that HyperCard was inspired by an acid trip.
“His interview with Leo Laporte from 2013 is a great listen.”
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Bill Atkinson was a very fascinating guy. His interview with Leo Laporte from 2013 is a great listen. Here's a little 6 minute clip: An acid trip, and the origins of Hypercard. ▶ this video
in “Bill Atkinson has died” · View on HN
HyperCard was before my time but I love learning about it. It's pretty easy to draw a line from HyperCard to the web and web apps we all use today. It's also funny because the creator of HyperCard (Bill Atkinson) thought up the idea wall on LSD on a park bench: ▶ this video
in “Hypercard got its Color Back” · View on HN
From the Laporte interview: "I'm 65. I can tell things I wouldn't [have] told if I were earlier. Hypercard was inspired by an LSD trip." ▶ this video
in “The Psychedelic Inspiration for Hypercard (2018)” · View on HN