Reed and gutenberg printing press: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Reed — is material for — Basket. Baskets were woven from reed and willow.
2. Step 2. Basket — works like — Textile. Weaving twigs is a relative of weaving cloth.
3. Step 3. Textile — uses — Loom. Cloth is woven on a loom.
4. Step 4. Loom — includes — Jacquard loom. A loom with punched cards.
5. Step 5. Jacquard loom — works like — Gutenberg printing press. An analogy, not proven influence: both set type and a chain of punched cards are a replaceable pattern that a machine reproduces over and over.

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