What Is A Computer? Let’s Find Out!
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Recently I ran across a cache of old Dallas newspapers. The dates on the ad might give you a clue as to why this particular newspaper had been placed in a box and stashed away in a closet.
Yes, the year was indeed 1963. And before the world came crashing down, a local bank was prepared to show Dallas the new wonder of the modern age. Presumably the event took place for at least a few nights, and Dallasites were introduced to a new banking term: It was the computer’s fault!
A year or so later I had my first look at a real computer. My father worked for LTV, and as part of a family day at the facility we were escorted down a hall and into a room to watch a man wearing a lab coat demonstrate the capabilities of their new computer. I seem to recall he made the bold prediction that within a few years every house would have a computer, and we kiddies would be doing our homework on one! We all know how that worked out.
