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    Bill Atkinson: Hypercard

    TWiT Tech Podcast Network

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 3 months, 2022–2025

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    6:03 · 10K views · Apr 28, 2016

    A short clip of Leo Laporte interviewing Bill Atkinson about developing HyperCard, including his story that the idea came during an LSD experience.

    HN links it as the source of the story that HyperCard was inspired by an acid trip.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @thought_alarmJun 2025· in “Bill Atkinson has died”

      Bill Atkinson was a very fascinating guy. His interview with Leo Laporte from 2013 is a great listen. Here's a little 6 minute clip: An acid trip, and the origins of Hypercard. this video

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    2. @willio58Apr 2023· in “Hypercard got its Color Back”

      HyperCard was before my time but I love learning about it. It's pretty easy to draw a line from HyperCard to the web and web apps we all use today. It's also funny because the creator of HyperCard (Bill Atkinson) thought up the idea wall on LSD on a park bench: this video

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    3. @pwdisswordfish9Dec 2022· in “The Psychedelic Inspiration for Hypercard (2018)”

      From the Laporte interview: "I'm 65. I can tell things I wouldn't [have] told if I were earlier. Hypercard was inspired by an LSD trip." this video

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