I just discovered this amazing documentary about hypertext from 1990, written by Douglas Adams, with Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor Who!) as a Software Agent, and featuring many other amazing people, like Ted Nelson!
>Software Agent: I mean that I'm a Software Agent. I am merely a simulacrum. An artificial and completely customizable personality. And I only exist as what we call an "Application" in your computer. I have the honor to provide instant access to every piece of information stored digitally anywhere in the world. Any picture, or film, any sound, any book, any statistic, any fact. Any connection between anything you care to think of, you have only to tell me, and it will be my humble duty to find it for you and to present it to you for your interactive pleasure. Is there anything I can do for you now, Mister Adams, sir?
>Douglas Adams: Well yes, you can stop being so obsequious, for a start.
>Software Agent: It will be my very great and profound pleasure to be less obsequious, oh Master. I am, as I humbly mentioned to you a moment ago, Fully Customizable. Allow me to present you with my Control Panel.
Douglas Adams Hyperland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAJPoc23-M&t=4m16s
>Douglas Adams: Are you sure you mean Agent?
>Software Agent: I mean that I'm a Software Agent. I am merely a simulacrum. An artificial and completely customizable personality. And I only exist as what we call an "Application" in your computer. I have the honor to provide instant access to every piece of information stored digitally anywhere in the world. Any picture, or film, any sound, any book, any statistic, any fact. Any connection between anything you care to think of, you have only to tell me, and it will be my humble duty to find it for you and to present it to you for your interactive pleasure. Is there anything I can do for you now, Mister Adams, sir?
>Douglas Adams: Well yes, you can stop being so obsequious, for a start.
>Software Agent: It will be my very great and profound pleasure to be less obsequious, oh Master. I am, as I humbly mentioned to you a moment ago, Fully Customizable. Allow me to present you with my Control Panel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Doctor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson