11 Feb
2010
11 Feb
'10
4:42 p.m.
On 11 Feb 2010 at 20:54, Tony Duell wrote:
Heh. I haven't looked at the latest ANSI X3 Fortran (2003?) spec,
but I do recall that the '90 spec defined computer as "anyhing
capable of computation, including a human being.
On the other hand, I'm not certain about some human beings...
--Chuck
Personally, I
still want a computer that will paint my house and
repair the fence in the backyard.
IIRC, the original definiton of 'computer' was a person who operates a
computing machine. In which case finding one that can paint your house
shouldn't be too hard.