Why its called 'Rough Magic' i have no idea, but when i think about it i can say that the technology that we have today is actually magical, we hardly have to do anything but we see a new world appear before our eyes. So i can say that back in the day when the first computer was created in 1801, by a guy called Joesph 'Marie' Jaquard and as always they named it after themselves so it was called the Jaquard Loom, which was a modified textile loom, that punched paper card templates which enabled the loom to create intricate patterns automatically, was actually quite magical, bearing in mind that the people in those days are used to manual labour from start to finish. Obviously these machines were not as small and compact as they are today, one machine would take up a whole room and it would only have one use 'ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Intergrator & Calculator [1946]'-the first general purpose, electronic computer., whereas today a small 10"laptop has many outputs.
All of these meta-mediums that we are taking for granted like; photography, film, art, graphic design, etc. Were all discovered back in the day and in them times you were very fortunate to even be apart of that whole movement so it could be classed as history in the making and i honestly think that was history that had alot of meaning/culture, even though we are exoeriencing our own history in the making with 'Apple & Microsoft'-technology expanding and making it easier for people to get & stay in touch from the comfort of their own homes. The history in them times had more meaning to it in a sense that a simple family picture with the old school dust flash, had more sentimental values than a picture taken off a digital camera. Basically i think as the generation carries on we are getting more lazy and even though the technology today has the aim of bringing us together, because it doesn't require alot of effort we are becoming more closer with our screens and hand helds.
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