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# The Private Psychedelic Stack
- URL: https://www.vjarmy.com/the-private-psychedelic-stack/
- Published: 2019-01-02T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-19T02:20:46.000Z
- Description: Learning that Hypercard was inspired by an acid trip.
- Author: Dan Dickinson
- Tags: The Internet

Among my limited office decorations is a complete CD-ROM boxed version of Hypercard 2.4\. People spotting it have one of two reactions: “OH MY GOD, HYPERCARD!” or “What’s Hypercard?”

Triggered by the latter response today, I went on a brief Wikipedia dive and discovered that Hypercard was – in part – [inspired by an acid trip](https://www.mondo2000.com/2018/06/18/the-inspiration-for-hypercard/?ref=vjarmy.com):

> It occurred to me the weak link for the Blue Marble team is wisdom. Humanity has achieved sufficient technological power to change the course of life and the entire global ecosystem, but we seem to lack the perspective to choose wisely between alternative futures. But I was young, without much life experience or wisdom myself.

\-- Bill Atkinson