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From: MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Hypertext -- REVIEW
Message-ID: <91114.015549MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 91 05:55:49 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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I downloaded Hypertext.lzh off of ab20 and was, needless to say, VERY
impressed. Hypertext is nothing less than a complete, speedy, and fully
functional hypertext system. The general idea is that you take an ordinary
text file, but there are "buttons" inside the text file which link you to
other text files, IFF pictures, SMUS music, audio samples, or ANY external
program. Even better, if the external program has ARexx hooks, Hypertext
can take advantage of them (amazing opportunities for expansion here...)

The authoring system is similarly easy: if you are using an ARexx
compatible editor, functions and menu items are added (for example, to
create a link you highlight its word and select LINK.) If you don't
have one of those, you merely put control commands in the text file
(/startlink This is a link. /endlink)

All in all, a quite impressive program which I thought I had to pitch
to everyone, just so you'll know it's there... (I didn't write it, BTW,
but kudos to whoever did! Just can't remember the name at the moment.)

/ Mark "Remixed for Common Household Appliances" Sachs - MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu \
| DISCLAIMER: It's NOT MY FAULT. Kei and Yuri                 ||   //        ||
|             forced me to say it.                            || \X/  AMIGA  ||
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