Bolter and Grusin

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I found this section intriguing because it discusses something that we may not necessarily use day to day but it will most likely become more prevalent in the future. The convergence of the telephone, TV, and computer can be seen increasingly more in the newer technologies. The first example that came to mind was when I saw my roomate iChatting with two of her friends at one time the other night. The screen showed both of their faces with only a barely noticeable delay in sound. This shows the merging of something like three-way calling, watching your friends on video, and using a computer as the medium for this. Another example that kept coming to mind was something from Grey's Anatomy. In one of the episodes, a doctor located elsewhere in the country had the only knowledge on a certain procedure that was needed at the Seattle-Grace Hospital. So, in order to be able to do this surgery, the doctors placed a screen with the doctor in another state broadcasting on it. He observed while the Seattle-Grace doctor did the surgery and instructed them on the perfect procedure of it. This illustrates convergence as defined within the text.