hypertext
49:22Douglas Adams - Hyperland
55K views • 12 years ago
UJ ObscureMedia
Hyperland is a 1990 BBC documentary written by and starring Douglas Adams, who tours an imagined future of hypertext and software agents. It features Ted Nelson among others.
44:38Joe Armstrong & Jeremy Ruston - Intertwingling the Tiddlywiki with Erlang | Code Mesh LDN 18
11K views • 7 years ago
Code Sync
Joe Armstrong, creator of Erlang, and Jeremy Ruston, creator of TiddlyWiki, discuss hypertext, Ted Nelson's idea of intertwingled knowledge, and a way to combine TiddlyWiki with Erlang. It is a Code Mesh LDN 2018 talk.
47:57Here I Stand, at Age 80
25K views • 9 years ago
TheTedNelson
Ted Nelson, the originator of hypertext and Project Xanadu, gives a personal account at age 80 of his ideals, his career, and how a poor career plan led to discoveries and adventures. It works as an alternative history of personal computing and hypertext.
25:48Ted Nelson struggles with uncomprehending radio interviewer, 1979
19K views • 9 years ago
TheTedNelson
A 1979 CBC radio interview in which Ted Nelson tries to explain how computers could serve as tools for thinking and visualizing. The interviewer keeps failing to grasp the idea, and Nelson patiently answers again and again.
56:23Inventing the Computer Mouse | Douglas Engelbart | Talks at Google
30K views • 19 years ago
Talks at Google
A Talks at Google visit by Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the mouse. He presents his lifelong aim of augmenting collective human intelligence, followed by a Q&A.