A hypertext is writing that's linked. We are used to text that is either apprehendable at a glance, like our memo notes or our calendar entries. All footnotes, however clumsy editors hate them, readers hate them, and they're too limited. If you're permitted, the readers start needing three hands to find the places... multiple places in the book.
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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