Papyrus & Cyberspace
Words are printed form of thoughts. As Ong (1982) describes in his book Orality and Literacy that ” writing and print and the computer are all ways of technologizing the word”(p.79), papyrus was and cyberspace is the mean for expressing thoughts. From papyrus to cyberspace we can see the evolution of expression and reflection of thoughts for communication, graphic & visual description of ideas and memory.In short, from papyrus to cyberspace is the story of technological transformation of showing thoughts.
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Reference:
Ong, Walter. (1982.) Orality and literacy: The technologizing of the word. London: Methuen
Cyberspace: According to Wikipedia the core characteristic of cyberspace is that it offers an environment that consists of many participants with the ability to affect and influence each other.