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The word, at least, was coined [1] by Ted Nelson, published 1965. The idea goes back at least to Vennevar Bush's Memex proposal [2] in 1945. I haven't heard Ka
by hcs 10y ago
The word, at least, was coined [1] by Ted Nelson, published 1965. The idea goes back at least to Vennevar Bush's Memex proposal [2] in 1945.
I haven't heard Kay mentioned as an early proponent of hypertext, I'd be interested to hear more if you can find it.
[1] https://elmcip.net/node/7367 https://elmcip.net/node/7367
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex
- chubot 10y agoYeah I hadn't heard Kay mentioned with hypertext either. I think he is profoundly mistaken about it too (or at least he was until very recently): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14035411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14035411