We knew they'd get cheaper and smaller, but we didn't foresee how much cheaper and smaller. The prototype of the 701 cost in the multiple millions of dollars and it took an air conditioning system adequate for a city block. It's still a miracle to me to have this tremendously powerful machine I can carry around in a briefcase. I'd read Donald O. Hebb's 1949 book, The Organization of Behavior . I tried to match some computer science and mathematics to some things in psychology now called cognitive science.
Computers are the closest devices with thoughtlike properties.
Also, from high school I was interested in biology, particularly genetics. These things kept intertwining, each time getting a little richer, and I'd see more of the connection. OMNI Toons Questions, comments and suggestions can be mailed to the webmaster . Ltd. All Rights Reserved.