Before the Web: HyperCard Demo of Chaos Control, a Pioneering Online Music Magazine

A short walkthrough of the first two issues of Chaos Control Digizine. Originally built in HyperCard, it was distributed through BBS networks and America Online in the early 1990s. These were created on a Macintosh Classic II, so they were designed for the small black-and-white screen of early Macs. A primitive hand scanner was used for the photos, which had to be reduced to 1-bit. Chaos Control is still being published — be sure to check it out at https://chaoscontrol.com/. It continues to focus on interviews with industrial, electronic, and gothic musicians, but has branched out a bit to include other styles.