Douglas Adams - Hyperland
What it is
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.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Treated as a remarkable early look at ideas like hypertext, agents and the web before they existed.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2016, last 2020
What HN commenters said
“I just discovered this amazing documentary about hypertext from 1990, written by Douglas Adams”
1990 Douglas Adams documentary on hypertext featuring Ted Nelson
DonHopkins, 2020-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Hyperland (1990) [video]”
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Topics: douglas adams, hypertext, ted nelson, software agents, 1990s
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