new work from the computerfinearts collection

'Memex' by Mark Lafia

memex/ internet pioneer/ ibiblio.org
'Vannevar Bush was never directly involved with the creation or development
of the Internet. He died before the creation of the World Wide Web. Yet many
consider Bush to be the Godfather of our wired age often making reference to
his 1945 essay, "As We May Think." In his article, Bush described a
theoretical machine he called a "memex," which was to enhance human memory
by allowing the user to store and retrieve documents linked by associations.
This associative linking was very similar to what is known today as
hypertext. Indeed, Ted Nelson who later did pioneering work with hypertext
credited Bush as his main influence (Zachary, 399). Others, such as J.C.R.
Licklider and Douglas Englebart have also paid homage to Bush.'

Mark Lafia - Memex
http://www.computerfinearts.com/collection/lafia/memexengine/index.html

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http://www.ambientmachines.com