Ultracard (Hypercard-like)

aragon · 05 December 2013, 16:49

I'm looking for a copy of Ultracard. This was an adaptation of the Mac Hypercard application developed by Mike Lehman for Intuitive Technologies in 1989.

A copy was sold on eBay recently, so I'm quite sure it really existed.

I could not find it in TOSEC or anywhere else, so I'm wondering if anyone still has a copy ready to be dumped?!

emufan · 05 December 2013, 19:26

there is hope, but i can look only later for the real files - maybe someone is faster - or download the whole thing yourself.
on eab fileserver ( /Commodore_Amiga/Collection/BBS/THE BOILER ROOM ) in the boilerroom archive, there is:

perhaps "N" is for NUKED" so it is not included, just the upload is reported this way :/

Code:

UC145.LZH    N 120823  11-23-89  Bug-swatted version of Ultra Card
UCROOM.LZH   N  45160  11-23-89  Additional Ultra Card stuff to help
ULTRACP1.WRP N 421255  01-06-90  Newest upgrade of Ultracard V1.5

later ultracard was renamed into foundation - maybe the next entries are this release:

Code:

FOUND1.DMS   P 328014  08-11-91  Foundation ... Disk 1
FOUND21.DMS  P 451416  08-11-91  Foundation ... Disk 2A
FOUND22.DMS  P 453186  08-11-91  Foundation ... Disk 2B
FOUND3.DMS   P 579688  08-11-91  Foundation ... Disk 3

there is also HyperBook in the boilerroom archive:

Code:

HYPRBOOK.DMS P 444881  10-25-91  Hyperbook...Desktop publisher

which is on tosec already.

aragon · 05 December 2013, 20:38

Thanks, emufan!

I did not realize that Ultracard had any successors

The BBS arc seems like a lot to download, so if somebody could upload the files that would save a LOT of bandwidth ;-)

emufan · 06 December 2013, 21:58

i found one more version of Ultracard - take alook into the zone - UltraCard-Foundation.zip:

Code:

Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 1-of-3-1991 .dms
Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2-of-3-1991 .adf
Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2a-of-3-1991 .dms
Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2b-of-3-1991 .dms
Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 3-of-3-1991 .dms
UltraCard_1.4.5 Mike.Lehman-1989.lzh
UltraCard_1.4.5-UltraRoom-Stack.Addon.lzh
UltraCard 1.4.2a Mike Lehman 1989  1of2.dms
UltraCard 1.4.2a Mike Lehman 1989  2of2.dms
UltraCard-Plus_1.5 Mike Lehman 1989.wrp

Edit:
i recreated "Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2-of-3-1991 .adf" from disk "2a" and "2b" - i kept the original inside the archive - just in case you have problems creating disk 2 of foundation or want try yourself ( dms write 2a --> then on same disk: dms write 2b ).

aragon · 08 December 2013, 13:24

Thanks a lot, emufan!

I will check this out.

emufan · 08 December 2013, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by aragon

Thanks a lot, emufan!

I will check this out.

no prpblem.
i installed foundation - the installer is a bit strange. before you start the installer, create a directory, maybe "dh0:foundation".
on first screen in installer, you have to select two-locations. in both cases, choose "dh0:foundation".

cool program - once a stack is loaded, you can change things with: Menu --> Edit --> Modify
we must find a manual for it

aragon · 09 December 2013, 20:08

Yeah, the installer was a little off the beaten track

Thanks again, this looks quite cool!

Found this link of a magazine featuring Hyperbook and Foundation (pp. 36)

You can see Hyperbook presented in [ Show youtube player ] starting at about 46 minutes in.

emufan · 09 December 2013, 22:47

thanks for the links - the article talks about the publisher of ultracard and foundation - i guess it has to be changed for the tosec collection

videofx · 09 December 2013, 23:10

I have the original Disks brand new ( the box was sealed unitl I opened it) if anyone needs a copy

emufan · 09 December 2013, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by videofx

I have the original Disks brand new ( the box was sealed unitl I opened it) if anyone needs a copy

yes, please, make a copy

videofx · 10 December 2013, 04:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by emufan

we must find a manual for it

I have everything brand new in the box

I will make adf's of the floppies and upload to the Zone

when I get time I will scan the manual

aragon · 10 December 2013, 09:09

Great! Thanks a lot, videofx!

videofx · 10 December 2013, 20:13

bitte schön, I will be off of work soon for Christmas and I will have time to play with all the miggy stuff

Quote:

Originally Posted by aragon

Great! Thanks a lot, videofx!

emufan · 11 December 2013, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by videofx

I have everything brand new in the box

I will make adf's of the floppies and upload to the Zone

when I get time I will scan the manual

02 July 2016, 01:32

Sorry about being late to the party! I'm researching hypercard clones. Would someone be willing to re-upload Ultracard and Hyperbook materials to the Zone? Google searches for these items are turning up empty.

idrougge · 02 July 2016, 04:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by neglectoru

Would someone be willing to re-upload Ultracard and Hyperbook materials to the Zone?

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=958524&postcount=12

emufan · 04 July 2016, 23:16

the old archive is still on the ftp server Ultracard-Foundation.

it is also now in TOSEC: Ultracard and Foundation

tygre · 25 November 2022, 16:43

Hi all!

Sorry for reviving this old thread but could someone share again UltraCard in the Zone, please?

Cheers!

05 December 2013, 16:49	#1
aragon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hamburg Posts: 56	Ultracard (Hypercard-like) I'm looking for a copy of Ultracard. This was an adaptation of the Mac Hypercard application developed by Mike Lehman for Intuitive Technologies in 1989. A copy was sold on eBay recently, so I'm quite sure it really existed. I could not find it in TOSEC or anywhere else, so I'm wondering if anyone still has a copy ready to be dumped?!

05 December 2013, 19:26	#2
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	there is hope, but i can look only later for the real files - maybe someone is faster - or download the whole thing yourself. on eab fileserver ( /Commodore_Amiga/Collection/BBS/THE BOILER ROOM ) in the boilerroom archive, there is: perhaps "N" is for NUKED" so it is not included, just the upload is reported this way :/ Code: UC145.LZH N 120823 11-23-89 Bug-swatted version of Ultra Card UCROOM.LZH N 45160 11-23-89 Additional Ultra Card stuff to help ULTRACP1.WRP N 421255 01-06-90 Newest upgrade of Ultracard V1.5 later ultracard was renamed into foundation - maybe the next entries are this release: Code: FOUND1.DMS P 328014 08-11-91 Foundation ... Disk 1 FOUND21.DMS P 451416 08-11-91 Foundation ... Disk 2A FOUND22.DMS P 453186 08-11-91 Foundation ... Disk 2B FOUND3.DMS P 579688 08-11-91 Foundation ... Disk 3 there is also HyperBook in the boilerroom archive: Code: HYPRBOOK.DMS P 444881 10-25-91 Hyperbook...Desktop publisher which is on tosec already. Last edited by emufan; 05 December 2013 at 20:06.

06 December 2013, 21:58	#4
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	i found one more version of Ultracard - take alook into the zone - UltraCard-Foundation.zip: Code: Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 1-of-3-1991 .dms Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2-of-3-1991 .adf Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2a-of-3-1991 .dms Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2b-of-3-1991 .dms Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 3-of-3-1991 .dms UltraCard_1.4.5 Mike.Lehman-1989.lzh UltraCard_1.4.5-UltraRoom-Stack.Addon.lzh UltraCard 1.4.2a Mike Lehman 1989 1of2.dms UltraCard 1.4.2a Mike Lehman 1989 2of2.dms UltraCard-Plus_1.5 Mike Lehman 1989.wrp Edit: i recreated "Foundation 2.71 Mike Lehman 2-of-3-1991 .adf" from disk "2a" and "2b" - i kept the original inside the archive - just in case you have problems creating disk 2 of foundation or want try yourself ( dms write 2a --> then on same disk: dms write 2b ). Last edited by emufan; 06 December 2013 at 22:13.

04 July 2016, 23:16	#17
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	the old archive is still on the ftp server Ultracard-Foundation. it is also now in TOSEC: Ultracard and Foundation Last edited by emufan; 04 July 2016 at 23:22.

05 December 2013, 20:38	#3
aragon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hamburg Posts: 56	Thanks, emufan! I did not realize that Ultracard had any successors The BBS arc seems like a lot to download, so if somebody could upload the files that would save a LOT of bandwidth ;-)

08 December 2013, 13:24	#5
aragon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hamburg Posts: 56	Thanks a lot, emufan! I will check this out.

09 December 2013, 20:08	#7
aragon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hamburg Posts: 56	Yeah, the installer was a little off the beaten track Thanks again, this looks quite cool! Found this link of a magazine featuring Hyperbook and Foundation (pp. 36) You can see Hyperbook presented in [ Show youtube player ] starting at about 46 minutes in.

09 December 2013, 22:47	#8
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	thanks for the links - the article talks about the publisher of ultracard and foundation - i guess it has to be changed for the tosec collection

09 December 2013, 23:10	#9
videofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 585	I have the original Disks brand new ( the box was sealed unitl I opened it) if anyone needs a copy

10 December 2013, 09:09	#12
aragon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hamburg Posts: 56	Great! Thanks a lot, videofx!

02 July 2016, 01:32	#15
neglectoru Posts: n/a	Sorry about being late to the party! I'm researching hypercard clones. Would someone be willing to re-upload Ultracard and Hyperbook materials to the Zone? Google searches for these items are turning up empty.

25 November 2022, 16:43	#18
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Hi all! Sorry for reviving this old thread but could someone share again UltraCard in the Zone, please? Cheers!

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