Guest guest Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Combining History with contemporary times; Very well written. Parag 1980 Write of way Write of way Long, long ago, in the biblical times, old man Moses went up a mountain to get advice from a higher authority. What he got instead were orders written with a finger on stone tablets. That was, probably, the first time that things were distinctly written down. That, naturally, was a very unwieldy way of doing things. Imagine carrying a stone newspaper around. " Hand me the newspaper. I want to read it on the potty! " " Uhh! Never mind! Due to the strain, I don't need to go now! " Then came metal plaques of whichever metal was in fashion- Copper, Bronze, Iron. That, of course, was too costly. " I don't know what my name is. You see, someone stole all my documents with my name and sold it for scrap metal. It's time we invented a new metal with no scrap value called Steal, to prevent these thefts! " After that the same thing happened that happens even today. The Chinese flooded the markets with their product, viz. paper; which eventually led to the greatest invention of all times, the toilet paper! It boldly goes where no man has gone before. Meanwhile, the illiterate people had to use their thumb to sign. But soon even literate guys were proudly thumbing their texts on SMS and tweets. Now the recent advances have made it possible to write on touch screens with a stylus or even scribble some notes with your finger nail. Thus we have come a long way. Right from writing on tablets with a finger, to.. well... Writing on tablets with a finger! -Kishore Shah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 The complete circle :-D Ravin '82 > ** > > > Write of way > > Long, long ago, in the biblical times, old man Moses went up a mountain to > get advice from a higher authority. What he got instead were orders > written > with a finger on stone tablets. That was, probably, the first time that > things were distinctly written down. > > That, naturally, was a very unwieldy way of doing things. Imagine carrying > a > stone newspaper around. > > " Hand me the newspaper. I want to read it on the potty! " > " Uhh! Never mind! Due to the strain, I don't need to go now! " > > Then came metal plaques of whichever metal was in fashion- Copper, Bronze, > Iron. That, of course, was too costly. " I don't know what my name is. You > see, someone stole all my documents with my name and sold it for scrap > metal. It's time we invented a new metal with no scrap value called Steal, > to prevent these thefts! " > > After that the same thing happened that happens even today. The Chinese > flooded the markets with their product, viz. paper; which eventually led > to > the greatest invention of all times, the toilet paper! It boldly goes > where > no man has gone before. > > Meanwhile, the illiterate people had to use their thumb to sign. But soon > even literate guys were proudly thumbing their texts on SMS and tweets. > > Now the recent advances have made it possible to write on touch screens > with > a stylus or even scribble some notes with your finger nail. > > Thus we have come a long way. Right from writing on tablets with a finger, > to.. well... Writing on tablets with a finger! > > -Kishore Shah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Good one Kishoreda. We have progressed even more than that. With Dragon software you can speak / dictate and the words will appear on your tablet. And come to think of it, didn't the ten commandments appear magically on the tablets as GOD spoke ( trying to remember the scene in the movie ). Ashok Bhaskar 1984 Sent from my iPad > Write of way > > Long, long ago, in the biblical times, old man Moses went up a mountain to > get advice from a higher authority. What he got instead were orders written > with a finger on stone tablets. That was, probably, the first time that > things were distinctly written down. > > That, naturally, was a very unwieldy way of doing things. Imagine carrying a > stone newspaper around. > > " Hand me the newspaper. I want to read it on the potty! " > " Uhh! Never mind! Due to the strain, I don't need to go now! " > > Then came metal plaques of whichever metal was in fashion- Copper, Bronze, > Iron. That, of course, was too costly. " I don't know what my name is. You > see, someone stole all my documents with my name and sold it for scrap > metal. It's time we invented a new metal with no scrap value called Steal, > to prevent these thefts! " > > After that the same thing happened that happens even today. The Chinese > flooded the markets with their product, viz. paper; which eventually led to > the greatest invention of all times, the toilet paper! It boldly goes where > no man has gone before. > > Meanwhile, the illiterate people had to use their thumb to sign. But soon > even literate guys were proudly thumbing their texts on SMS and tweets. > > Now the recent advances have made it possible to write on touch screens with > a stylus or even scribble some notes with your finger nail. > > Thus we have come a long way. Right from writing on tablets with a finger, > to.. well... Writing on tablets with a finger! > > -Kishore Shah > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks Parag, Prabha, Ravin, Ashok, for appreciating the 'Write' angle. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Very good " Write " UP Dr Kishore Parvin '71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks Parvin Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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