>telegraphs existed since 1800s >telephones existed since 1800s >Bank Wire transfers existed since 1800s >Television existed since the early 1900s >CB and Ham radio existed since the early 1900s >Fax machines existed since early 1900s
It seems the internet just improved on existing technology. Often I hear the internet allowed people to "communicate instantly all over the world" but that was already possible with previous technologies. Most of the things people do with the internet are derivative of things people were already doing.
I'm sure telegraph operators played games of chess over the line in the 1800s. That was "online" gaming.
CB Radio Enthusiasts had been chatting with one another in "rooms" for years before internet chat rooms existed.
You could call companies and order things over the phone via mail catalogs.
Fax machines and teletypes let you send and receive documents.
What has the internet really brought in that's new?
The internet made an audience for anyone, not only for those who are liked by the mass media.
Bentley Ramirez
Bots included
Logan Johnson
So?
Mason Robinson
this. Yes and no. Found an interesting and totally relevant article, a must read economist.com/node/2281736
Kayden Sullivan
Which previous technology allowed me to watch your mom masturbate live from her bedroom while I jack off in my bedroom?
Landon Powell
the technology of not being a beta faggot
Aiden Ward
ebin le maymay redditor XD
Chase Peterson
wtf downvoted and reported
Lucas Brown
There are these things called books, user.
Christian Thomas
And the alphabet has existed since the 27th century BC and formal logic since the 4th. What's your point?
Jacob Cox
I know, I have instant access to MILLIONS of them from my internet connection
Christian Stewart
None, but I don't consider that to be much of an important thing to be able to do.
A lot of the pride in the internet seems to stem from giving peasants the opportunity to engage in frivolity.
Alexander Clark
You had access to the public library and its inter-library loan system before that. If you lived in a decent sized city literally millions of books were in public libraries for you to peruse at your whim.
I'm just curious, OP, are you astronomically retarded or just trying to do a gatcha about how bad Sup Forums is at articulating things?
Because I mean I can articulate the significance of micro-transistor computers, the modern communication network infrastructure, and the lithium-ion battery, but I don't feel like typing it all out if you're just retarded.
Jacob Fisher
The internet gave everyone a gigantic everlasting dumping ground for their thoughts, good and bad. Too bad you need acres of energy sucking supercomputers to wade through all the trash.
Landon Gomez
>What has the internet really brought in that's new? on-demand, two-way, automated access to any kind of information
>telegraphs point to point, human operated, sound-only >telephones point to point (mostly), human operated, sound-only >Bank Wire not very familiar with this >Television one-way (receive-only), sound+video only >CB and Ham radio broadcast-only (no point to point), information types transmittable limited until closer to the horizon of the internet, previously sound-only >Fax machines same as telephone, only still image-only
the internet allows for any kind of digital information to be requested in a purely automated fashion automation (or computerization) is the key difference, i think. you can do your banking, look up product information, and so on without needing a human to be on the other end at that time or at all
Gavin Gutierrez
>Inter-library So several weeks of waiting for the information compared to immediate access. >Library at all So minutes to hours depending on location of driving and minutes of searching compared to immediate access. Hmmmm... What to pick?
Luis Bailey
>telegraph >sound
Hunter Flores
>sound-only
Hmmm...not really. You can send documents over this technology as long as you have an operator, and there are ways to automate this process with machines. At least in regards to the telephone or telegraph.
Theoretically you could transmit "digital" images over these lines.
Joseph Lewis
you catch more flies with shit on Sup Forums ;^
Isaiah Garcia
Is the automobile overrated?
>walking existed since the dawn of time >mounting animals existed since pre history >carriages existed since pre history >trains existed since 1700s
It seems the automobile just improved on existing technology. Often I hear the automobile allowed people to "go from point A to point be on land" but that was already possible with previous technologies. Most of the things people could do with the automobile are derivative of things people were already doing.
I'm sure walkers also had drag races in 10 000BC.
Horse enthusiasts had been breeding better animals for years before forced air induction
You could received packages and mail from carriages.
Train owners would rice their rides too.
What has the automobile really brought in that's new?
Joseph King
>>Television >>one-way (receive-only), sound+video only
Not true. Very few people had access to it but there was live video teleconferencing before the internet.
Angel Murphy
>want information >use google and get it in 2 sec
OR >walk to library >talk to librarian >wait a few days >a relevant book arrives >information you wanted is not inside
Jason Wright
This entire thread is shit. Comparing telegraphs, telephones and books to the internet is dumb and not even close. Sure they led to the internet in concept but nothing comes close in reality.
Jason Diaz
has anyone ever transmitted ASCII porn over a telegraph?
Caleb Howard
>Implying formal logic was invented and not discovered DELET
Brandon Cook
I remember that using a spectrograph (I think that's the correct term) some imageboard-like services operated over certain radio frequencies. Obviously low quality ascii-like images, but nontheless