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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: hypertext on amiga?
Message-ID: <625@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 9 Jul 89 04:47:36 GMT
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To: van-bc!rnews

In <12623@well.UUCP>, shf@well.UUCP (Stuart H. Ferguson) writes:
>I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, which is kind of surprising.  I've
>seen several demos of a package called "Ultra Card" -- a HyperCard clone
>designed for the Amiga -- two demos at FAUG and one at the recent Amiga
>show in San Francisco.  The thing was supposed to ship a few weeks ago
>but appears to have slipped.  I'm glad actually, considering how many
>times it crashed ... ;-)

It has just shipped, and Mike Lehman, the author, has posted a 'browser'
version to Compuserve.

>If they can work the bugs out in a timely manner, it looks like it will
>be a fabulous product.  The scripting language has been tailored for the
>Amiga system rather than being a straight port of HyperTalk.  Judging by
>the startup-sequence that the fellow booted from while demo-ing, the
>people behind this really know something about the Amiga.

It seems to still have a few, if not bug, then 'less than optimum user
interface features', but in general, looks like it will evolve into a decent
product.

>It's more than a rumor -- less than a product.  It's entered ...
>The RSN Zone!

... and emerged into the 'NOW" zone.

-larry

--
Real Amiga hackers write printer drivers using Metascope.
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