Re: OT: computer analogies, science fiction and stuff


"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> John Doe writes:
>
>> What invention would you compare a computer to?
>
> Written language.
>

I agree...well sort of. As more and more people have computers, the
libraries become less populated. Our local library is not the place of
research it was not long ago. The computer and the connection to the world
is limited only by yourself. It is the ultimate library trip.....a
communications tool and thus compareable to a language. As far as the
hardware is concerned, not a lot has changed as far as function. Sure, we
have seen the computer go from vacuum tubes to transistors and now to
integrated circuitry and storage from paper and magnetic tape to the thumb
drive. Hardware will continue to change, as will the speeds it runs. The
major function as a device of communication and learning will continue on.
Games and recreational uses are but a by-product of the technology. When I
think of just the last 10+ years of our interaction in this and other
newsgroups I think about all the knowledge that has been shared over our
wires.

Ed


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