Landow Hypertext

I agree with colleen, this article was very hard to get through. Some parts were interesting I could relate to but others were way over my head. I did not realize how much there actually is to hypertext or just the web in general. The only thing I felt I could really relate to was the comment about the book in the bathtub. I have had to read books online and I end up just printing them out because 1. the screen and my eyes and 2. a laptop is just not that portable. The computer screen really makes my eyes tired and just the fact that you have to stay at that chair or that can only sit in certain ways/places with a computer. I do think it is nice that you can get them online because then if your busy or do not have a library or bookstore close to you it is very easy access. Thought a long the lines of books online, I have heard that eventually that is how all books are going to be, especially on college campus. I think though they should give you the option of buying them still, cause what if you want to take note…not everyone knows enough about technology and how you can highlight and edit stuff. Also just seeing how far technology has come now, with projections and things like blackboard, I always wonder if we are just going to start having classes online along with everything else.