Re: Hyperstudio and Deskpak Desk Accessories

[mikew50@aol.com (MikeW50)]

>P.S.  Does Hyper Card IIgs also require an extra interface board and
>microphone?

Only if you want to input sound. HyperStudio comes with inexpensive sound input
 hardware, with HyperCard you have to buy your own.

In general, HyperCard is a visual, programmable database. It's very good at
 things like putting your CD library online with jacket covers and sound
 samples, for example. It's a bit cumbersome for routine multi-media
 creation--sort of like using BASIC to write a letter instead of a word
 processor. (It's not quite that bad, but you get the idea.) It's also larger,
 and requires more disk space than HyperStudio. On the other hand, the
 scripting is more powerful, so if you need to make decisions in a stack, it
 handles it better; and it's database processing power is far supperior to
 HyperStudio.

HyperStudio is designed to be to multimedia what a word processor is to text.
 It's smaller, faster, and easier to learn and use than HyperCard. It's much
 easier to imbed sound and movies, but the down side is that the simplicity
 comes at a price: you don't have HyperCard's database and scripting power.

In general, I'd recommend HyperStudio for creating multimedia, like school
 lessons, tests, or tours of graphics or sound based data. I'd recommend
 HyperCard for situations where you almost--but not quite--need a database or
 programming language.

Incidentally, we do have reprints of the HyperCard manuals for sale. Those
 disks will be of limited use without them. :) If you get the disks and want
 the manuals, be sure and check out our catalog--the electronic price list is
 available by e-mail, and we can send the printed catalog if you send a
 snail-mail address.

Mike Westerfield