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==Running==
==Running==
===Web Browser===
Try HyperCard in your web browser. You won't be able to save your work. James Friend's version runs faster for me.
* [https://archive.org/details/HyperCardBootSystem7 Internet Archive].
* [https://jamesfriend.com.au/projects/tryhypercard/BasiliskII-mainthread.html James Friend's Website].
===Emulator===
====Files====
* '''Basilisk II'''
** https://basilisk.cebix.net/
** Other emulation options include: [https://sheepshaver.cebix.net/ SheepShaver], [https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/ Mini vMac, Mini vMac II].
* '''MacOS 7.6 ISO''':
** https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macintosh-mac-os-76
** I used the international 'MacOS76_WW.ZIP' version.
* '''ROM file''':
** https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macintosh-rom-archive
** The downloads here are compilations of all sorts of ROMs, so just download the top option.
** I used the 'Mac IIci.ROM' file.
* '''HyperCard 2.4.1''':
** https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hypercard-241
** https://www.macintoshrepository.org/2632-hypercard-2-4
====Setup====
When you start Basilisk you will see a mostly blank window with some settings tabs on top:
* Volumes
** Add the install CD: Click 'Add…', and select the MacOS 7.6 ISO you downloaded.
** Add the hard disk: Click 'Create…', and find a place to put it, and give it a name. 200MB is plenty of space.
** If you're on Mac or Linux set the 'Unix Root' path some somewhere useful, EG <code>/home/[username]/.local/share/Basilisk II</code>. You will be able to access this from within the emulator, so you can transfer files easily.
** The order the drives matters, so make sure the ISO is first.
* SCSI
** Defaults are fine
* Graphics/Sound
** Video Type: Up to you. If set to window set the refresh rate to something nicer that 10Hz
** 640x480 is typical to the era.
* Keyboard/Mouse
** Defaults are fine
* Serial/Network
** If you want to use the Internet set 'Ethernet Interface' to 'slirp'.
* Memory/Misc
** 64MB of RAM in plenty
** 'CPU Type' should be '68030 with FPU'
** Add ROM File
* JIT Compiler
** Defaults are fine
====See Also====
* [https://macintoshgarden.org/guides Introduction to Emulation] on Macintosh Garden.
* [https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/basilisk_ii Basilisk II] page on the E-Maculation wiki.
===Virtual Machine===


==Similar Programs==
==Similar Programs==
===Ren'Py HyperCard Framework===
 
* [https://egardepe.itch.io/hypercard Ren'Py HyperCard Framework] on itch.io.
* '''[[FreeCard]]'''
** [https://egardepe.itch.io/hypercardgraphics HyperCard Graphics Pack]
** http://freecard.sourceforge.net/website/
* '''[[LILCard]]'''
** Gone?
** https://libraries.io/github/badsector/lilcard
** http://runtimeterror.com/blog/lil-winlil-and-lil-studio.html
* '''[[Ren'Py]] HyperCard Framework
** [https://egardepe.itch.io/hypercard Ren'Py HyperCard Framework] on itch.io.
*** [https://egardepe.itch.io/hypercardgraphics HyperCard Graphics Pack]
* '''[[ViperCard]]'''
** Browser-based.
** https://www.vipercard.net/
* '''[[Decker]]'''
** Browser-based.
** https://beyondloom.com/decker/
** https://github.com/JohnEarnest/Decker
** https://internet-janitor.itch.io/decker
* '''[[Stacksmith]]'''
** In development.
** https://stacksmith.org/
** https://github.com/uliwitness/Stacksmith


==Links==
==Links==
* [[Wikipedia:HyperCard|HyperCard]] on Wikipedia.
* [[Wikipedia:HyperCard|HyperCard]] on Wikipedia.
* [http://hypercard.org/ hypercard.org] - Nice info about Hypercard and similar, contemporary projects
* [http://hypercard.org/ hypercard.org] - Nice info about HyperCard and similar, contemporary projects
* Hyperjam game making event: [https://cancel.fm/hyperjam/ Homepage] | [https://mastodon.social/tags/hyperjam #HyperJam]
* Hyperjam game making event: [https://cancel.fm/hyperjam/ Homepage] | [https://mastodon.social/tags/hyperjam #HyperJam]
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Complete_HyperCard_Handbook/ The Complete HyperCard Handbook] on the Internet Archive.
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Complete_HyperCard_Handbook/ The Complete HyperCard Handbook] on the Internet Archive.
* [https://wiki.c2.com/?HyperCard HyperCard] on [[wikipedia:Ward Cunningham|Ward Cunningham]]'s WikiWikiWeb. More of the similar tools linked are {{jargon|Abandonware|abandonware}}?
* [https://crime.team/~hypercard/ HyperCard Zine]
* [https://usermodifiable.software/hypercard/properties.html HyperCard > Properties] - Design notes.
* [https://lowendmac.com/2003/remembering-hypercard/ Remembering HyperCard] - 2003 article, on Low End Mac.
* [https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2021/07/all-hyped-up-for-hypercard-further-adventures-with-an-apple-legacy-format/ All Hyped Up for HyperCard: Further Adventures with an Apple Legacy Format] - 2021 article, on the Librarcy of Congress website.
* [https://archive.org/details/hypercardstacks HyperCard Stacks] on Internet Archive.
* [https://www.dialup.cafe/~hcheaven/ Hypercard Heaven] - Archive of http://members.aol.com/HCHeaven/


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Latest revision as of 17:05, 8 February 2024

HyperCard
Release date: 1987–1998
Made by: Bill Atkinson
Runs on: Mac OS
Exports to: Mac OS


Running

Web Browser

Try HyperCard in your web browser. You won't be able to save your work. James Friend's version runs faster for me.

Emulator

Files

Setup

When you start Basilisk you will see a mostly blank window with some settings tabs on top:

  • Volumes
    • Add the install CD: Click 'Add…', and select the MacOS 7.6 ISO you downloaded.
    • Add the hard disk: Click 'Create…', and find a place to put it, and give it a name. 200MB is plenty of space.
    • If you're on Mac or Linux set the 'Unix Root' path some somewhere useful, EG /home/[username]/.local/share/Basilisk II. You will be able to access this from within the emulator, so you can transfer files easily.
    • The order the drives matters, so make sure the ISO is first.
  • SCSI
    • Defaults are fine
  • Graphics/Sound
    • Video Type: Up to you. If set to window set the refresh rate to something nicer that 10Hz
    • 640x480 is typical to the era.
  • Keyboard/Mouse
    • Defaults are fine
  • Serial/Network
    • If you want to use the Internet set 'Ethernet Interface' to 'slirp'.
  • Memory/Misc
    • 64MB of RAM in plenty
    • 'CPU Type' should be '68030 with FPU'
    • Add ROM File
  • JIT Compiler
    • Defaults are fine

See Also

Virtual Machine

Similar Programs

Links

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