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I recently discovered Quartz Composer, which is included on any Mac w/ Xcode, and I was pretty impressed by its capability. IMHO it is one of the best kept secrets of the apple-verse.

While it is very different from Hypercard, it certainly provides a level of artistic expression and creative freedom that the article alludes is present in Hypercard.

When I booted up QC for the first time a few months ago, I was blown away by its awesomeness.

And then when I further explored the vibrant community out there AND the fact that it can be readily integrated into objective-c / cocoa, it's clear that Apple is very much in tune with what normal people and creative people need to express themselves on a computer. To get started, here are some links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_Composer and http://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/graphics-and-ani... Hint: If you have Xcode installed, simply type "quartz composer" into spotlight and begin your journey.

A final note: I seem to recall but not certain that a) QC was an acquisition by Apple of a french company; and b) the original developer has moved on from Apple