Building Hypertexts - Part 1: Putting Down the Idea

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One of the first things that was discovered about building technical hypertexts is that you don't know what the structure will be in advance. So there's at least two parts to this. One is putting down the idea somehow, and then the other is exploring the potential relationships and distinctions between the ideas. I think these two things are related somehow, but I don't want to commit myself yet as to exactly how.

Mark Bernstein is chief scientist of Eastgate Systems, Inc. He’s been writing hypertexts and developing hypertext authoring software since the late 1980s. Mark is the creator of Tinderbox and other tools for thinking that “harness the power of the link.” In this conversation, we discuss thinking through connected notes.

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