[extropy-chat] Plenty of room at the bottom

[Ola Bini]

>
>Clearly Asimov quickly came to understand the
>transistor's -- invented in 1947 -- miniaturizing
>implications for electronics.  But more than that he
>also foresaw with striking accuracy the future
>trajectory for computers.
>
>Check out the story to see just how accurate.
>
>Best, Jeff Davis

Hi.

It's a really good story, with some fun implications. As you say, Asimov 
was early in those thoughts, but he was still locked in
the thinking that there was only a few big computers. It took some years 
until people realized the logical conclusion of the miniaturizing of 
components;
that of many small, cooperatiing computers instead of one megacluster.

But still, the storys conclusions come earily close to some nowaday 
scientific ideas.

Regards
  Ola Bini