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"Where a calculator like the ENIAC today is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps weigh only 1½ tons."
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Computers"I have bought this wonderful machine- a computer. Now I am rather an authority on gods, so I identified the machine- it seems to me to be an Old Testament god with a lot of rules and no mercy."
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs, which enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system may refer to a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system,
"Where a calculator like the ENIAC today is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps weigh only 1½ tons."
"Trust The Computer. The Computer is your friend."
"This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynman called it a disease. I fear he is right."
"Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind."
"If you dont know anything about computers, just remember that they are machines that do exactly what you tell them but often surprise you in the result."
"What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking — theres the real danger."