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@table of contents
Would you like information about:
Shadowgate, or
HyperNotes?
To get to the next page, click on the first word in any underlined phrase.
To get to the previous page, click on the "Go Back" button.
@hypernotes
HyperNotes was written by Thom Whalen.
It is a minimum implementation of a Hypertext system for the Amiga. Even
a minimum implementation has a number of uses.
If anyone wants to upgrade the software, please contact Thom Whalen to
arrange to get the source code. If anyone writes other data bases that are
compatible with the HyperNotes reader, Thom Whalen would appreciate seeing
a copy of the data base.
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@Thom Whalen
Thom Whalen can be reached by mail at
2709 Kelly Avenue,
Ottawa, Canada,
K2B 7V2
or by phone at (613) 990-4683.
As well, he can be reached through Usenet. He can never remember his
electronic mail address, but it is something like CRCMAR which is accessed
through the NRC computer in Ottawa.
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@minimum implementation
HyperNotes is the smallest program that could act as a hypertext reader.
The data bases are created with any external file editor (like ed or
MicroEMACS.) The important features are that the program automatically
creates the links between the paragraphs from the label at the beginning of
each paragraph within each file.
Links are controlled by splitting the data base into different files.
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@upgrade
Clearly there are a number of upgrades that would make HyperNotes more useful.
The window is not erased very well before a new paragraph is displayed. (It
uses Intuition borders instead of a lower level ClearRegion.) The
user should be able to click on any word in an underlined phrase, not just
the first one. It
would be nice to have a scroll gadget in the right border when the window is
too small to display the whole paragraph. Another gadget
in the bottom border to return to the beginning of the current file would be
nice. HyperNotes does not behave very well if the internal data allocations
are exceeded (50,000 bytes of text divided into 1000 paragraphs).
It would be good if the window could be put on any screen, rather than
always being put on the workbench. It would be useful to build an editor into
the program so that it would not be just a reader. Etc. Etc. Etc.
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@uses
Hypertext is a good way to provide reference information, such as
a programming reference guide
the solution to an adventure game
or even to make a new game
because the reader can navigate to the precise information desired.
Hypertext is a poor way to provide tutorial information, such as
a description of hypertext systems
a mathmatics textbook
because the reader will miss important points as he navigates around
the data base.
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@shadowgate
The advantage of presenting the solution to Shadowgate in a hypertext format
is that you do not have to see any more of the solution than you need to get
you started on the right track.
The disadvantage is that it takes some effort to get to the part where you are
stuck. However, just remember that this solution is layed out in the same way
as the game itself.
Are you ready to get on with it?
@get on with it
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