What is a Computer?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:05 pm

If someone, make up a person, came up to you and asked "what is a computer?"

how would you respond?

Matt615 · Post by **Matt615** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:09 pm

I would say where the hell have you been for the last 10 years

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:09 pm

the thing that The creator used to create me

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:12 pm

Its a small beige box that slowly, yet surley sucks the marrow from your social life. It is a glowing tribute to endless hours of online searching. Its an investment that depreciates and goes obsolete at a rate that requires a computer to calculate it. But for some odd reason, its lotsa fun.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:13 pm

it's proven a LOT of people have maybe HEARD of computers, or that word, but they don't know what exactly it is

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:14 pm

Originally posted by brembo
Its a small beige box that slowly, yet surley sucks the marrow from your social life. It is a glowing tribute to endless hours of online searching. Its an investment that depreciates and goes obsolete at a rate that requires a computer to calculate it. But for some odd reason, its lotsa fun.

all that can be true

way before computers man was more in touch with himself and his fellow man

Matt615 · Post by **Matt615** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:14 pm

Originally posted by Brent
it's proven a LOT of people have maybe HEARD of computers, or that word, but they don't know what exactly it is

Thats Insane! Are we talking about people from our country??

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:19 pm

A programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:19 pm

Originally posted by Matt615

Thats Insane! Are we talking about people from our country??

yep

there are lots of people that don't know what a computer is or does, LOTS the majority don't in fact

David · Post by **David** » Wed Sep 05, 2001 10:21 pm

I concur with Brembo....

I call mine a glowing abyss in the middle of my desk I throw all my money into...

shant,
david

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:39 am

A computer was a person who computed mathematical problems and stuff, way back in the 1900's and before.

Like my grandparents for example, they dont really know what a computer is, though they have seen mine, it just made them more confused, lol.

I'd tell them it's a electronic componet, that transmits information on a screen so we can view it and do all sorts off stuff, and it's made of a processor, that processes all the information that's on the screen.

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:02 am

On a funny side note, in class today the teacher was talking to two CIS majors, and they were asked what they wouldnt buy - so they agree Hewlitt Packard.

One said he liked Packard Bell, and the other liked Compaq, but the Compaq guy "insisted" that Compaq bought out HP even when I told him otherwise.

Ignorance...perhaps someone should tell these guys that the free rides of the tech boom are over.

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:16 am

i would shrug my shoulders and say "beats me"

SeedOfChaos · Post by **SeedOfChaos** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 11:46 am

A computer is, well, an electronic machine that... computes numbers. However, by today it has grown to be very complex, as to achieve the most diverse of tasks. From computing the inventories of warehouses to aiming nuclear weapons to educating kids to entertainment, be it with quite realistic 2.5 D graphics (always remember, we haven't invented the holographic displays yet...) or as a DVD movie player. The number of uses for a computer are virtually limitless.

Cheers,
Ronald

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:19 pm

Mine is named Lucy... Hopefully if I get my 1.4 built I will name that one Betty.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:24 pm

Originally posted by PING
Mine is named Lucy... Hopefully if I get my 1.4 built I will name that one Betty.

mine is jessica, when i build my athlon 4 box it'll be named Ez lil h0

keeper · Post by **keeper** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:24 pm

A Computer is a combination TV/PHONE/TYPEWRITER/CD PLAYER.

Is not much more to it.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:32 pm

today a computer is a place to talk to ppl and watch porn, most ppl wouldnt even know theres an internet if they didnt have to dial it up or anythign lol

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 12:41 pm

I would say to someone that it's man's feeble attempt at recreating an electronic version of the human brain. The brain is nothing more than a highly complex mathematical problem solver...ie, if/then statements. It is programmed by humans which makes it fallible just like humans but because it lacks the emotion portion of the human mind, a computer is highly reliable.

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:13 pm

I will tell them it's a tool and a toy... like a hammer... orr.. an aligator...

reverse · Post by **reverse** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 7:10 pm

Computer = best new way to distribute and view pr0n

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Thu Sep 06, 2001 8:53 pm

Its a Machine that gives me lots of porn so i can wack off at night