But now, thanks to IT, for the first time in history information can be forever stored in huge volume, ready and waiting to be manipulated, exchanged, and even sent across great distances.
然而二十世紀末，拜資訊科技的突飛猛進，人類歷史上第一次可以將各種訊息永久保存、大量儲存、隨意的整合重組，甚至無遠弗屆地交換與傳遞。