在早期,计算机激发了广泛的敬畏之情,受欢迎的媒体称他们为巨大的大脑。实际上,计算机的力量类似于推土机的功率。尽管微妙地设计了它,但它并没有微妙。(In the early days, computers inspired widespread awe and the popular press dubbed them giant brains. In fact, the computer's power resembled that of a bulldozer; it did not harness subtlety, though subtlety went into its design.)