Metaphor:

It seems likely that the familiarity of the notecard (or
notebook) as a visual (screen display) metaphor and literal model
has made neophyte computer users less intimidated by the complex
implications of the technology.  However, the notebook metaphor
is patently inadequate in its failure to stimulate users to
comprehend the extraordinary media integration potential of
computer systems.  The contemporary failure to spur imagination
with an appropriately stimulating language of suggestive graphic
imagery is analogous to calling an automobile a "horseless
carriage".  The constraints of the past can effectively obscure
the real promise of the future.  New metaphors are needed to
define the relationship between man and machine, metaphors that
inspire innovative applications for emerging technologies and
contribute to the meaningful realization of technological
potentials.

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