The idea of hypertext can be traced back to an article written in 1945 in which the Memex was presented. This was essentially a system for scientists to be able to view published articles via microfilm, similar in spirit to the way our current system works at Bracken Library with PDF files. The word “hypertext” was first used by Ted Nelson in the sixties; he went on to create the Xanadu system, a step closer to the working hypertext we use today. HES, Hypertext Editing System, was developed in 1967 and was used by NASA in the Apollo missions. NoteCards was designed in the 1980’s, and StorySpace was released in the 1990’s. As one can see, hypertext in its current form has undergone a series of changes and upgrades. Advances in computer technology have coincided with hypertext’s rise in popularity and the ease with which it can be used, even by the inexperienced computer user.