Timeline of hypertext technology

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This article presents a timeline of hypertext technology, including "hypermedia" and related human-computer interaction projects and developments from 1945 on. The term hypertext is credited to the author and philosopher Ted Nelson.

See also Graphical user interface, Multimedia

Contents 1 1940s 2 1960s 3 1970s 4 1980s 5 1990s 6 2000s

[edit] 1940s

• 1945
  • Memex (concept)

[edit] 1960s

• 1960
  • Project Xanadu (concept)
• 1967
  • Hypertext Editing System (HES)
• 1968
  • FRESS (File Retrieval and Editing System, successor to HES))
  • NLS (oN-Line System)

[edit] 1970s

• 1973
  • Xerox Alto desktop
• 1975
  • ZOG
• 1976
  • PROMIS
• 1978
  • Aspen Movie Map

[edit] 1980s

• 1980
  • ENQUIRE (not released)
• 1981
  • Xerox Star desktop
  • Electronic Document System (EDS, aka Document Presentation System)
• 1983
  • Guide
  • Knowledge Management System (KMS, successor to ZOG)
  • TIES (The Interactive Encyclopedia System, later HyperTies)
• 1984
  • NoteCards
• 1985
  • Intermedia (successor to FRESS and EDS)
  • Symbolics Document Examiner (Symbolics workstations)
• 1986
  • TextNet (a network-based approach to text handling)
  • Neptune (a hypertext system for CAD applications)
• 1987
  • Macromedia Authorware
  • Canon Cat ("Leap" function, interface)
  • HyperCard
• 1989
  • Macromedia Director
  • The Sun Link Service

[edit] 1990s

• 1990
  • World Wide Web
• 1995
  • Wiki
• 1998
  • Everything2
  • XML

[edit] 2000s

• 2001
  • Wikipedia