gws@sys.uea.ac.uk (G.W. Somner CMP RA) (08/02/89)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Interactive graphics on an IBM? Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: gws@s1.UUCP () Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: University of East Anglia, Norwich Keywords: Are there any hypercard-like packages available for IBM clones? I've been living in a cosy Mac environment for some time now, using hypercard to produce some interactive graphics packages for exhibitions and the like but lately I've had a few requests for similar work on IBMs. I know very little about IBM clones so go easy on me! ____________ Geoff Somner
taylorj@yvax.byu.edu (08/05/89)
Here are a few programs to check into: LinkWay from IBM. Similar to HyperCard (card oriented, has buttons, pictures and fields, not nearly as powerful as HyperCard). HyperPad from (I think) Brightbill-Roberts. I don't know anything about this one, but it's another HyperCard-like authoring system. StoryBoard Plus from IBM. Nothing really sophisticated, but it does nice graphics with rudimentary scripting. AVC from IBM. This won't come out until the fall, but it has some really nice features (anti-aliased fonts, digitized video and audio (requires special hardware), complete control over event synchronization). The scripting language is pretty good but wierd and hard to use. InfoWindow from IBM. Requires a special touchscreen monitor with built-in video overlay capabilities. Nice system if you can afford it. Spinnaker Software is supposedly working on a "real" HyperCard clone that can read and write actual HyperCard stacks. No word on when this will be out. Guide from Owl Software. This is a mostly text-oriented hypertext system. Runs under Windows. The advantage is that there's a Mac version and the two are compatible. Course of Action from Authorware. A very powerful authoring system that runs on the Mac. There's an IBM runtime version that lets you run things on the IBM PC that you've developed on the Mac. Hope that helps... Jim Taylor Microcomputer Support for Curriculum Brigham Young University taylorj@byuvax.bitnet