Definition of a Computer

Dwight K. Elvey dwight.elvey at amd.com
Thu Apr 7 11:59:48 CDT 2005


>From: "Eric Smith" <eric at brouhaha.com>
>
>Megan wrote:
>> Years ago, someone (I don't remember who) gave the definition of a
>> computer as a "device which inputs some stuff, does some stuff to
>> it, and outputs some other stuff".
>
>Which is presumably not actually very useful as a definition of a computer,
>since a cow would qualify.
>
>Eric
>
>

 And who is to say a cow is not a computer. What
do you think they are doing while quietly chewing
their cud under some tree.
Dwight





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