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The Horseless Carriage

The Evolution of a New Species
Horse and Carriage
Horseless Carriage
Motor Carriage
Motor Car
Car

The motor car is not a horseless carriage!
The ‘horseless carriage’ infers an extension of the original idea.
It also prevents recognition of the new tool and the possibilities that it offers.
A 'computer drawing' is a horseless carriage.
An 'electronic drawing board' is a horseless carriage.
Transitions between competing technology.
A bridge between two cultures.
Currently, computers merely automate manual drafting techniques.
A drawing board with an electronic switch.
The computer will not extend the activities of the drawing board, it will REPLACE them!
When was the last time you rode in a horse and carriage?
Related Article: A Comparison? (Part 2): An expansion of the discussion of the notion of the 'electronic drawing board'.

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