CHARLES ANGELICH wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>> I thought that the original point was being able to link 
RJT>> documents to each other. 

CA>> Apple 'invented' hypertext links if that's what you are referring 
CA>> to. 

RJT> They may claim that, but I think Ted Nelson wrote about it before 
RJT> Apple got into it, back in 1974 or thereabouts. 

CA> Leonardo DaVinci 'wrote about' flight but can't take credit for the
CA> first airplane. ;-) 

Not quite the same thing...

Have you ever read "Computer Lib / Dream Machines"?  I have an
original copy that I picked up in 1978,  and also a later edition, 
published by of all people Microsoft Press.

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