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Sixty Years of Memex

CubicStar writes "Sixty years ago, Vannnevar Bush published on 'Atlantic Monthly' his seminal article on the Memex, that computer-like device which would provide access to a huge amount of interlinked information. At the time computers were experimental and secret but a visionary (with a shadowy edge) proposed something which even today looks at least influential."

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  1. Re:What is this article about ? by Naam+Gozar+Mohavi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's amazing to read complete sentences written by someone named Bush. Kinda like walking into your living room and finding a dog playing the piano.