Ambron, S. & Hooper, K. (Eds.) (1988). Interactive multimedia: Visions of multimedia for developers, educators, and information providers. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. (A valuable collection, commissioned by Apple, of articles on applications of hypertext and other "hyper-media.")
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Bush, V. (1945). As we may think. Atlantic Monthly , 176(1), 101-08. (A visionary article by Truman's science advisor, describing a kind of hypertext in terms of the technology of the 1940s.)
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Byte (1988), 13(10). (A thematic issue on hypertext, including a directory of some of the available commercial software and ongoing research efforts.)
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Conklin, J. (1987). Hypertext: An introduction and survey. Computer, 20(9), 17-41. (Perhaps the most useful introductory article on hypertext, accessible to lay readers but quite detailed in its exploration.)
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Englebart, D.C. (1963). A conceptual framework for the augmentation of man's intellect. In P. W. Howerton and D. C. Weeks (Eds.), Vistas in information handling I (pp. 1-29). Washington: Spartan Books. (An important conceptual piece, by one of the founding fathers of hypertext, on the relations among people, computers, and information.)
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Hypertext software helps users weave complex data webs (1988 ). PC Week, 5(9), 42. (Agood one-page introduction.)
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Larson, N. (1988). PC-Hypertext introduction program. Kensington, CA: MaxThink. (A PC-compatible "shareware" disk that combines a demonstration of hypertext, a discussion of hypertext, and an elementary hypertext-authoring program; available for $5.95 from MaxThink, 44 Rincon Rd., Kensington, CA 94707.)
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Nelson, T. (1982). A new home for the mind. Datamation , 28(3), 169-80. (An adaptation from Literary machines, providing an excellent short treatment of Nelson's wide-sweeping vision.)
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Nelson, T. (1987). Computer lib / Dream machines (Rev. ed.) Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. (A major book — really two books — on hypertext and computers in general, by the man who coined the term hypertext.)
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Nelson, T. (1987). Literary machines (1st hypertext ed.). Bellevue, WA: Owl International. (The hypertext version of an important book on hypertext; available on an 800K double-sided disk for the Macintosh — HyperCard not needed — for $19.95, plus $2.50 shipping, from Owl International, 14218 NE 21 Street, Bellevue, WA 98007.)
