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  • Re: As We May Think, Protocol constraints shaping communities

    From John Levine@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 20, 2026 16:15:57
    According to Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com>:
    Been done. Darned if I can recall the name, but it was a design for a >desk-sized device that would call up reels of microfilm on demand and >display what you wanted.

    Memex

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex

    It was a major influence on Doug Engelbart and Ted Nelson's development
    of hypertext.

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  • From Peter Flass@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 20, 2026 12:33:42
    On 3/20/26 09:15, John Levine wrote:
    According to Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com>:
    Been done. Darned if I can recall the name, but it was a design for a
    desk-sized device that would call up reels of microfilm on demand and
    display what you wanted.

    Memex

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex

    It was a major influence on Doug Engelbart and Ted Nelson's development
    of hypertext.


    Yes! That's it, thanks! Memory is always the second thing to go.


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