Media's History

Knowing Your Media at Different Ages

Age	What format/equipment did people use to communicate with each other?	What format/ equipment did people use to store information?	What format/equipment did people use to share or broadcast information?
Pre-Industrial Age	Hand-written letters and messages	Hand-written information on traditional paper and books	Hand-written signs or messages placed in the centre of civilizations
Industrial Age	Telegraph Telephone Typewriter Pen and Paper	Printed Books Punch Cards	Printed newspapers, posts and signs
Electronic Age	Telephone Early Computers	Early Computers	Early Computers Television Projectors
Information Age	Personal Computers Cellphones/Smartphones Wearable Technology Instant Messaging via calls, texts or social networks	Hard Drives Flash Drives	Personal Computers Smartphones Social Networks