First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.

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Translations :

컴퓨터는 처음에는 계산기였다. 화면에 글자를 표시할 수 있게되었을 때, 컴퓨터는 타자기가 되었다. 그림을 표시할 수 있게 된 다음에는 텔레비전이 되었다. 그리고 월드와이드웹의 출현 이후에는 광고용 전단지가 되었다. 더글러스 애덤스 (ko)

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