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openculture.bsky.social
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Pitch to friends or family the idea of a trip to Mons, Belgium to visit the Mundaneum, and you may be met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception. That's unfortunate, since such an experience could fu...
www.openculture.com
August 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
ranamar.bsky.social
Heck, even only about one century ago, there was this project, which basically tried to build something between Wikipedia and a search engine, but accessible by telegraph: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum
Mundaneum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards www.openculture.com/2026/08/disc...
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Pitch to friends or family the idea of a trip to Mons, Belgium to visit the Mundaneum, and you may be met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception. That's unfortunate, since such an experience could fu...
www.openculture.com
August 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
May 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
arjandenboer.bsky.social
Ik bezocht in Bergen (Mons) het Mundaneum. Paul Otlet had hiermee als doel alle menselijke kennis ter wereld te verzamelen, en wordt beschouwd als voorloper van internet of Google. Met tee grote verschillen: 1) het eigenlijke doel was wereldvrede en 2) …
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
anarchisme.bsky.social
⚫ Belgique - Mons

★ Ⓐ Mundaneum Exposition : Nuances de noir Histoires et idées anarchistes...
Nuances de noir Histoires et idées anarchistes • Mundaneum
Découvrez Nuances de noir, l’exposition du Mundaneum sur l’histoire et les idées anarchistes : archives, affiches, luttes sociales et réflexions autour de l’autonomie, l’égalité et le vivre ensemble.
mundaneum.org
September 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
August 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
pdansmabul.bsky.social
Avant l'informatisation..
un fichier de bibliothèque, souvent appelé "Google de papier", qui servait à organiser des milliers de fiches physiques.
Ces spécimens sont exposés au Mundaneum à Mons, en Belgique, un centre d'archives reconnu par l'UNESCO
bruxellessecrete.com/mundaneum/
June 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
boat.horse
This was a thing! It was called the Mundaneum. All the cards were held in one place and were supposed to be accessible, somehow, via telegraph.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum
Mundaneum - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
July 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
January 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
The Mondotheque, an extremely early analog analogue of the Internet, allowing a curated central "International Museum" or "Mundaneum" to allow any person with one of these telegraphs to send, request, and view documents via 'electric telescope' from the convenience of their own home.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
February 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
July 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
The Mondotheque, an extremely early analog analogue of the Internet, allowing a curated central "International Museum" or "Mundaneum" to allow any person with one of these telegraphs to send, request, and view documents via 'electric telescope' from the convenience of their own home.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
February 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
The Mondotheque, an extremely early analog analogue of the Internet, allowing a curated central "International Museum" or "Mundaneum" to allow any person with one of these telegraphs to send, request, and view documents via 'electric telescope' from the convenience of their own home.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
December 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
The Mondotheque, an extremely early analog analogue of the Internet, allowing a curated central "International Museum" or "Mundaneum" to allow any person with one of these telegraphs to send, request, and view documents via 'electric telescope' from the convenience of their own home.
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
indexosaurus.bsky.social
I'm indexing a multi authored book about information history, not the history of information. Wrapping up Otlet's Mundaneum before heading into facial AI systems. #BookIndexer #GLAM #AcademicSky
May 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
zaibatsu.bsky.social
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards
Pitch to friends or family the idea of a trip to Mons, Belgium to visit the Mundaneum, and you may be met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception. That’s unfortunate, since such an experience could fundamentally change the way they regard technology they use every day. Though its name may seem to promise unrelieved dullness today, the […]
www.openculture.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
historischnwsbl.bsky.social
Amerika wil Google dwingen de Chrome-browser te verkopen om een eind te maken aan de online zoekmonopoly van het bedrijf. Eind negentiende eeuw bedacht de Belg Paul Otlet een voorloper van Google: het ‘Mundaneum’.
Mundaneum was een voorloper van Google - Historisch Nieuwsblad
Eind negentiende eeuw bedacht de Belg Paul Otlet al een zoekmachine, het ‘Mundaneum’. Het krijgt nu erkenning als voorloper van Google.
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM
afasiaarq.bsky.social
#33 Coton_Lelion_Nottebaert ift.tt/QuZvGy3 | posted by afasia | daily entries on contemporary art and architecture #afasiaarchzine #afasiaarq |

#architecture #arquitectura #design

ten years ago . Le Mundaneum . Mons Coton_Lelion_Nottebaert …
August 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
adresscomptoir.bsky.social
Nachdem ich letztes Jahr die Hausnummer des einstigen Weltwissens in Mons besucht habe, schaffte ich es heute zu dessen Außenstelle in Wien - unter Ullmannstraße 44 war um 1930 das mit Otto Neurath kooperierende Mundaneum-Wien aufzufinden.
Hausnummernschild in 1150 Wien: "44 Ullmanstraße"
November 17, 2024 at 8:20 PM
juand-r.bsky.social
Or, going further back, the Mundaneum
Mundaneum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM