The document discusses the history and evolution of screens from classical to interactive screens. It traces how screens have developed from framing separate virtual spaces in paintings and films to dynamic screens that can display changing images over time, like in TVs and videos. Modern computer screens allow real-time updates and interactivity through overlapping windows. The document also examines the concepts of remediation and interfaces, how new media represents older media and the tension between immediacy and hypermediacy in digital media. It argues that professionals in media and software fields should learn from the interweaving histories of their technologies to challenge traditional approaches.