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The whole history is explained nicely by Jakob Nielsen: http://www.nngroup.com/articles/hypertext-history/ http://www.nngroup.com/articles/hypertext-history/ M
by julianpye 13y ago
The whole history is explained nicely by Jakob Nielsen: http://www.nngroup.com/articles/hypertext-history/ http://www.nngroup.com/articles/hypertext-history/
Meanwhile, before Hypercard, there is a notable product: Guide by OWL in Scotland, who were approached by Tim Berners-Lee as his desired candidate for the world wide web.
Matsushita had then in an 80s Japanese shopping frenzy bought up OWL (lawyers on the same trip to Scotland went on to buy a couple of distilleries and golf courses in the same week). Japanese management of OWL then turned down Berners-Lee.