On Its 16th Birthday, The Story of How the Wiki Was Born of Apple and the Mac

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That's an infuriating title and even more infuriating article. Apple and the Mac had pretty much nothing to do with the invention of the wiki. Inspiration does not equal "was born of".

Celebrate the wiki, and its creator, by giving credit where credit is due: Ward Cunningham invented the wiki. He stood on the shoulders of giants, as do most people who do great things, but don't make him a single sentence in an article purportedly about his creation. That's just rude.

If you want to write an article about Hypercard, write a bloody article about Hypercard, don't try to ride on the coattails of the wiki.

Good post. It is amazing how much one person can do.

Agreed light on the text but incredible story. HyperCard was my introduction to "programming" and I always have fond memories of it when reading related stories. :)

HyperCard was my first serious programming environment as well. There was something about that program running on a Mac that just made the whole system feel "right".

I really believe HyperCard should have been burned into the ROM of every Mac back then, just like Integer BASIC and AppleSoft BASIC were.

HyperCard was the last gasp of Woz's Apple, the respectable one that made tools for human beings. Jobs' Apple prefers selling appliances to consumers, which spelled doom for things that empower them.

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