Memex and laser: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Memex — inspired — Hypertext. Nelson and Engelbart were inspired by Bush’s article “As We May Think”.
2. Step 2. Hypertext — is used in — World Wide Web. The web is hypertext.
3. Step 3. World Wide Web — uses — Internet. The web runs on top of the Internet.
4. Step 4. Internet — has part — Optical fibre. The backbones are optical fibre.
5. Step 5. Optical fibre — uses — Laser diode. The source is a laser.
6. Step 6. Laser diode — is a kind of — Laser. A semiconductor laser.

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