PONDERWELL

Those with the knowledge could speak directly to the great intelligence within the box, ask it questions, and receive answers greater than any possessed by mortal man. But only a few knew the language, and the rest of the People would have to wait patiently for the Select to process their queries... These Select were the first Programmers, and eventually they grew weary of their power and wished to provide a direct line of communication between the People and the Box. And thus language was built upon language, and eventually the Internet was born, and no longer did the People have to wait to discover how many puppies lived in Singapore.