Subj : Freebies
To   : CHARLES ANGELICH
From : Roy J. Tellason
Date : Mon May 16 2005 01:29 pm

CHARLES ANGELICH wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

CA>>> Apple 'invented' hypertext links if that's what you are referring 
CA>>> to.

RJT>> They may claim that, but I think Ted Nelson wrote about it before 
RJT>> Apple got into it, back in 1974 or thereabouts.

CA>> Leonardo DaVinci 'wrote about' flight but can't take credit for 
CA>> the first airplane. ;-)

RJT> Not quite the same thing... 

RJT> Have you ever read "Computer Lib / Dream Machines"? I have an 
RJT> original copy that I picked up in 1978, and also a later edition, 
RJT> published by of all people Microsoft Press.

CA> I realize this sounds a bit arrogant but I was _living_ it, not
CA> reading about it. ;-)

Yeah,  just a bit.  :-)

So what were you doing back in 1974 or thereabouts?

CA> I remember that hypertext was something Woz at APPLE promoted and 
CA> was derided about frequently. That was when all online displays 
CA> were text mode only.

Not quite *all* of them,  but pretty many of them,  yeah.

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