The Great Geek Manual

The first epoch in the digital era began with the introduction of the random-access storage matrix in 1951. The second era began with the introduction of the Internet. With the introduction of template-based addressing, a third era in computation has begun. What was once a cause for failure—not specifying a precise numerical address—will become a prerequisite to real-world success.

— Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson, 2012.