• ericbomb@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Was it like this back when computers were first made?

    Attach a calculator to a thing and they say it has a computer!

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      10 months ago

      I can’t remember if it was worded exactly like that, but I do remember something like what you’re describing happening, with everything suddenly computerised. I distinctly remember a TV science presenter looking to camera once and using the phrase “…feeds into the inevitable microprocessor”