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Bush, V. (1996/1945). As we may think. Interactions, 3(2), 35-46.
Originally published in _Atlantic Monthly, 176 (1), 101-108.].
Available at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/computer/bushf.htm
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See: http://www.burningchrome.com/~cdent/sliswarp/scope/index.cgi#3.3
for various comments on Bush and relating him to a larger discussion
of knoweldge development.
Also: http://www.browseup.com/, which claims to allow for the creation
of trails as Bush describes them.
It's both a blessing and a crime that Bush is considered the father of
the World Wide Web. The world wide web is a pale imitation of what
Bush imagined. In Bush's mind documents retained their independence
from the linking system within which they lived. Or more importantly,
links remained indepdendent from documents.
Many people feel we've reached the memex and thus have stopped putting
effort into fulfilling the dream. The memex has not been reached and
there is a great deal of work yet to be done. Ted Nelson has made some
progress but his personal marketing skills leave something to be
desired.
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