The slogan is correct. The power of a computer lies not within its ability to balance a checkbook or play a computer game, rather it lies within the speed and the ease with which it provides access to useful information.
Computer networks allow information to flow more freely, with fewer obstructions.
It allows all kinds of people to contribute to the information flowfarmers and other practi-tioners, researchers, consumers and policymakers. Information can come directly from the sourcefrom a farmer who has used crimson clover as a cover crop in his or her field, to the researcher who has published a 7,000 word paper on nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The global network of computers linked together called the Internet is revolutionizing the way we receive information. The Internet is an example of the power that can exist when computers are linked together. The exponential growth of the Internet has far exceeded even the early estimates of sloganeering computer companies.