Hi all!
This newsgroup is still waiting for a hypertext revival :)
Though there's very little traffic here, I hope that a handful of
hardcore hypertextologists keep an eye on it. To them I appeal.
I've posted a hypertext and invite you to take a look at it:
http://www.usesimulator.com/google/index.html
The rationale is as follows: there is hypertext, and there are
hypertexts.
This distinction often goes unnoticed, and as a result people try to
make one hypertext for all occasions. It's like saying AUM in reply to
each and every question. It may be OK for a Universal Mind, but it'll
hardly solve many practical problems.
The alternative approach is to have an individual hypertext for every
practical situation that warrants it. The interface and functionality
of such a hypertext depend on particular requirements and availability
of technology and other resources. It may be a description, a
reference tool, a navigation device, a tool of collaboration, any
combination of the above, or something else. They are always definite
entities - addressable, scalable, etc.
An example of an 'ad hoc' hypertext is the Use Simulator for Google
Search posted at the above URL.
It is a combined reference tool and user guide with interactivity and
feedback. It might look like a website or a Web 2.0 device, but I'd
rather not get entangled in words.
So, what d'you think?
gennbd
Please use any feedback box in the Use Simulator for your comments.
Thank you!
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