It was the first that was widely used . Index files browsable and discardable. Mouse-clicking on underlined words restores the readability of the text. Distributed hypertext - Hypertext had been around for years. When the click could take you to points in new systems, suddenly everyone saw the point and hypertext finally became popular.
Browsers allow handy organisation and editing of private bookmarks.
Not restricted to one interaction - Browsers allow you to spawn off multiple simultaneous window sessions while waiting for slow downloads. Referencing things online without providing a working hyperlink to them breaks this model. Of course, you might do this deliberately, e.g. if the form is meant to contain a password. If somebody who was unimpressed by hypertext back before the Web could time travel forward to see most commercial sites today, I think they would still be unimpressed by hypertext, and not see the point of it. Internet Myths Myth - Al Gore invented the Internet.