Preface
It’s the year 1995, and you’re waiting for an email to download to your state-of-the-art 486 personal computer. Hundreds of megabytes of storage, 16 megabytes of memory, and 256 glorious colors on screen. Suddenly, there’s a flash of light in the corner of the room, and You—from the future—appear in a time machine. Future You emerges from the mist, and slowly hands you a slick, handheld device. Your eyes widen as you gaze upon the high-resolution display panel. This is your internet now: always on, always with you. High-bandwidth, beautifully smooth animations, stunning visual effects. No <blink> tags.
The Web (or at least, our experience of it) has been slowly but steadily evolving and improving since it hit mainstream consciousness ...
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