"in its day", it was in a way. It enabled primary school teachers to create interesting software, something that Flash doesn't. Flash needs a specialized edit

"in its day", it was in a way. It enabled primary school teachers to create interesting software, something that Flash doesn't. Flash needs a specialized editor. Most HyperCard stacks were editable directly, pretty much like plain html files, so it was very easy for non-programmers to learn to modify/create HyperCard stacks. HyperCard had a huge number of extensions for doing even the weirdest stuff on the Mac. In Flash, you can access the camera and microphone, but you can't access the serial port. With HC extension you could, and the extension could be embedded inside the stack. I don't think Flash sells computers. HyperCard did in schools, because the teachers were able to create education material with it. (The users who want Flash thinks everybody does, but the number of Flash wanting geeks is dwarfed by the number of people who doesn't care.)