In the past, people used services like Gopher and Archie to find and download text files, but the introduction of hypertext revolutionized how information could be shared online. Similarly, while people now use Google to find spreadsheets to download, the document proposes "hypernumbers" to interconnect numerical data across the web in a way that could displace conventional spreadsheets. The example provided demonstrates linking a personal financial spreadsheet to external URLs that dynamically update values in the spreadsheet based on real-time data from share prices and other online sources. This type of interconnected data has the potential to be transformative in how financial and other quantitative information is organized and shared online.

2. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ 2 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To

3. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home Bought For Multiplier Value Value 3 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To

4. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value 4 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To

5. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value 5 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 http://shareprices.com All Your Share Price Needs Click on a symbol to get the latest share price: AMZ HBOS RBS Linked From Linked To

6. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value =http(share.. 6 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 http://shareprices.com All Your Share Price Needs Click on a symbol to get the latest share price: AMZ HBOS RBS http://shareprices.com/rbs Current RBS Share price is £17.80 Hyper Number function is =http(shareprice.com/rbs/?hyper)‏ Linked From Linked To

7. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value =http(share.. £17.80 =B3*C3 £53,400 £6.80 £6,500 2.4 1.3 £600,000 £77,220 7 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To

8. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value =http(share.. £17.80 =B3*C3 £53,400 £6.80 £6,500 2.4 1.3 £600,000 £77,220 The price of HBOS shares change from £6.80 to £7.00 £7.00 £8,750 The hypernumber http://shareprices.com/rbs informs the hypernumber http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/C4 that is has changed 8 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To

9. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value =http(share.. £17.80 =B3*C3 £53,400 £6.80 £6,500 2.4 1.3 £600,000 £77,220 / rbs / hbos £7.00 £8,750 9 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To http://shareprice.com http://howmuchisyourhouseworth.co.uk http://exchangerates.co.uk

10. http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jimsmith123/finances/wealth/ Assets Company No Of Shares Share Price RBS HBOS Property Main Home French Home 3,000 1,250 Bought For Multiplier £250,000 € 90,000 Value Value =http(share.. £17.80 =B3*C3 £53,400 £6.80 £6,500 2.4 1.3 £600,000 £77,220 /finances/total/ £7.00 £8,750 10 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linked From Linked To http://spreadsheet.ntl.co.uk/jean_smith/