Hypertext: link to the future.

From: Computers in Libraries | Date: June 1, 1990| Author: Marmion, Dan | Copyright information

Hypertext. Me word sounds a bit strange, like it belongs in a bad science fiction novel. 

  Brack reached over and pushed 
   the positron accelerator past 100 
   percent and into the red zone. 
       The sensuous voice of the 
   ship's computer echoed eerily in 
   the stillness of the cabin. "Danger! 
   Spacecraft approaching the hypertext 
   zone!" 
       Brack chuckled ominously 
   then muttered, "Hang on, babe. 
   We're going for a ride you won't 
   soon forget....

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