INTRODUCTION
I am going to analyze the hypertext Everything
After That, created by Martha Conway. This is the first time that I work
about hypertext, for this reason, I want to begin this introduction with a
definition about what is a hypertext.
Hypertext was officially born in 1965. The prefix hyper- , which comes from the Greek
prefix "υπερ-" and means “over” or “beyond”,
signifies the overcoming of the old linear constraints of written text.
Hypertext most often refers to text on a computer that will lead the user to
other, related information on demand.
Hypertext represents a relatively recent innovation to
user interfaces, which overcomes some of the limitations of written text.
Rather than remaining static like traditional text, hypertext makes possible a
dynamic organization of information through links and connections (called
hyperlinks).
The term “hypertext” is often used where the term
“hypermedia” might seem appropriate. In 1992 Ted Nelson, who coined both terms
in 1965, wrote:
By now the word “hypertext” has become generally
accepted for branching and responding text, but the corresponding word
“hypermedia”, meaning complexes of branching and responding graphics, movies
and sound- as well a text- is much less used. Instead they use the strange term
“interactive multimedia”- four syllables longer, and not expressing the idea
that it extends hypertext. - Nelson, Literary Machines 1992.
Hypertext
documents can either be static or (prepared and store in advance) or dynamic
(continually changing in response to user input). Static hypertext can be used
to cross- reference collections of data in documents, software applications, or
books on CDs. A well-constructed system can also incorporate other
user-interface conventions, such as menus and command lines. Hypertext can
develop very complex and dynamic systems of linking and cross-referencing. The
most famous implementation of hypertext is the World Wide Web.
On the other
hand, I would like to continue this introduction explain you something about
Martha Conway, the authoress of this hypertext.
Martha Conway
I will analyze different aspects of this hypertext,
but I will be always focusing on the tools. I will analyze the structure and
the form of the hypertext, in which I will include a bit
information about the links and images that appear in this hypertext. Moreover,
I will work other aspects as the characters that appear in the hypertext and I
will summarize a text. I will do a conclusion to ending the work.
Definition taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext (01/12/08)
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