2006-11-27 14:35:47 · 3 answers · asked by Kay Kay 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The printing press was invented to create hard-copy manuscripts and books only - replacing monastic monks rewriting books by hand.
Computers and printers can create hardcopies - the internet by itself, cannot. The internet was made to communicate electronically - printing results by chance, and often without revision and editing.
2006-11-27 14:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by CC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there were several different versions of printing presses designed before one became the standard model. Even then there were different versions. printing presses couldn't
communicate with each other directly.
2006-11-27 22:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 500 years
plus Al Gore wasn;t involved.
2006-11-27 22:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋