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Re: Hypercard problem



In article <+OqMxoHpv6if089yn@skypoint.com>,
Richard Steiner <rsteiner@skypoint.com> wrote:
>Hypercard is an interesting macro language based on the concept of a
>series (or "stack") of "cards".  You can add buttons, bitmaps, and
>input fields to cards, and my impression is that Hypercard stacks can
>get fairly complex (example, the Mac-based UTS terminal emulator I use
>at work has a Hypercard API so a Hypercard stack can hook into a number
>of terminal functions and play around on the terminal like a user).

It's really a lot like an object-oriented BASIC.

It's not a bad toy language.

Adam
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