@stux whenever I see stuff like this I am reminded of: >> "As We May Think" is a 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush which has been described as visionary and influential, anticipating many aspects of information society. <<
"Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. ... A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communications, ..."
Links
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/