Memex and watt steam engine: 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 — is used in — Blog. The web.
4. Step 4. Blog — evolved from — Newspaper. A personal publication.
5. Step 5. Newspaper — uses — Rotary printing press. Mass print runs.
6. Step 6. Rotary printing press — has part — Watt steam engine. The first rotary presses were steam-driven.

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