• Klear@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The oldest written text I’ve found in three seconds of research in contained in this ancient meme, which is believed to have originated in the early days of the internet. So while it’s not enough to disprove your claim, it seems to suggest that text and internet actually started roughly at the same time, possibly building on top of each other.

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      9 months ago

      See this is why I love Lemmy. There’s always an academic around to point you in the right direction. Cheers !