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Which software was ahead of its time? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Repelle@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 10 months ago

The pointing-finger cursor used for navigating stacks was later used in the first web browsers, as the hyperlink cursor.[39]

[-] double_oh_walter@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

HyperCard was awesome!

[-] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I have been using computers since the 80s. I had a hiatus in the late 80s/early 90s. Seeing an ad in a magazine for HyperCard is what made me want to get back into it.

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