Reactions To "As We May Think"

Finished up reading Vannevar Bush's "As We May Think" from the 1945 Atlantic, and have to say it was pretty entertaining.  Everything about the article is quaint, from the tone, to the ridiculously involved solutions to problems that have since ceased to even exist.  That being said, Bush's insight is remarkable, and he truly offers an amazing amount of foresight in regard to the problems that would be facing the world of information technology in the coming decades.

One interesting component of the article is how evident it is that it was written pre-transistor.  Almost all of Bush's solutions center around vacuum tubes and microfilm as the innovations of the day.  This leads them to be surprisingly involved, and often overly complex.  By contrast, the transistor enabled many of his innovations to be implemented in simple and beautiful ways.  It's yet another clear reminder of just how much the transistor transformed the climate of technology.