THE MACHINE STOPS … E.M. Forster
THE MACHINE STOPS … E.M. Forster
Sci-fi story from 1909 that is the earliest known (to me) predictor of email/IMs and a world wide machine. Well worth the read.
Also available on this site at:
http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/the-machine-stops-by-em-forster-1909/