Contents in Current Page:

1. HyperTies - Introduction
2. HyperTies - architecture

HyperTies - Introduction

The development of HyperTies began in 1983 at the University of Maryland. A  commercial version is available from Cognetics Corporation. The first microtext to be published simultaneously in electronic and paper form was prepared in HyperTies. The microtext is called Hypertext Hands-On and was published in  1989.

HyperTies - architecture

The overall model of a HyperTies is based on the metaphor of the 'electronic encyclopedia'. The database consists of a set of short articles, related to one another by links, which are displayed as user selectable highlighted strings within  the body of the article. Each article is divided into three fields: a title, a definition (which briefly describes the article), and the body of the article. When a user selects a HyperTies link, the destination article are shown in separate window. Confirming the slection causes the source article's display to be replaced by the  destination article. An article about a topic could be one or more screens long. As users traverse articles, HyperTies keeps the path and allows reversal. Users can also select articles from an index.

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