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Hypertext
Vannevar Bush first proposed the basics of hypertext in 1945 in his article: As We May Think, introducing his concept of the memex.
Tim Berners-Lee apparently named his precursor of the World Wide Web, ENQUIRE, after this work in 1980. He said that its title was suggestive of magic and the book served as a portal to a world of information. He thought it not a perfect analogy for the Web, but a primitive starting point.
The Cave of Time
You're The Star! 40 Thrilling Endings!Will You Become Trapped In Time ?You are hiking in Snake Canyon when you find yourself lost in the strange, dimly lit Cave of Time. Gradually you can make out two passageways. One curves downward to the right; the other leads upward to the left. It occurs to you that the one leading down may go to the past and the one leading up may go to the future. Which way will you choose?If you take the left branch, turn to page 20. If you take the right branch, turn to page 61. If you walk outside the cave, turn to page 21. Be careful! In the Cave of Time you might meet up with a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or be lured aboard an alien spaceship!What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!
Should I Text Him? Flowchart infographic by beccaclason.
DECISION FLOW CHARTS
Thinking Hypermedia.
A Short History of Hypertext.
This laid the foundation for Tim Berners-Lee and others to invent the principles behind the World Wide Web:
HTML (hypertext markup language)
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol
URLs (Universal Resource Locators)
Landow, George P. Hypertext 2.0: The Convergence of Contemporary Critical Theory and Technology. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1997. p. 89.
George Landow's publications page – Books and Monographs
George Landow, Paul Delany, 'Hypertext, Hypermedia and Literary Studies: The State of the Art' (1991), Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, eds. Randall Packer, Ken Jordan, New York: W.W. Norton, 2001, p. 225-235
Cybertarts by George Landow
The Definition of Hypertext and Its History as a Concept
Hypertext implications
Hypertext theory
Ted Nelson
LaTrobe University's documents on ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, WHAT PLAGIARISM IS and HOW TO AVOID IT.