“Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn.”
Computers changed everything, and they did it fast. These quotes track the digital revolution from early wonder to modern dependence, with observations from programmers, technologists, and people still trying to figure out why their printer will not work.
“Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.”
“Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn.”
“We're getting so pulled in by computers and technology, and our kids have their face in the computers all day. The human relationship is being diminished by this.”
“The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.”
“I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.”
“Computers are like Old Testament gods lots of rules and no mercy.”
“I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers.”
“It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.”
“What I was proud of was that I used very few parts to build a computer that could actually speak words on a screen and type words on a keyboard and run a programming language that could play games. And I did all this myself.”
“The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired.”
“I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface.”
“I was afraid of the internet... because I couldn't type.”
“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”
“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”
“Keep in mind that there are computers, that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for 'Gold Diggers,' I said: 'Hey, wait a minute! Those aren't my teeth!'”
“Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.”