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Tested In Computer Simulations: The DART idea has been tested in computer simulations. There is little doubt that the system will work, but it is not yet clear as to how well and at what cost. Preliminary computer data indicate that, based on demand, DART would probably serve its passengers about as quickly as private taxicabs but at approximately half the price, or even less. Because the fare would be somewhat higher than for a conventional bus ride, it has yet to be determined whether or not enough people would be willing to pay this price for the convenience of door-to-door service.
Potential applications of the computer made possible by microelectronics include a small computer in every home or a pocket computer terminal that can be connected to a powerful central computer via the telephone. Such devices may be used to solve our numerical problems (e.g., income tax, or our bank balance) or as a creative tool to relate our knowledge and experiences to our future actions.
And what of the computer? Olof Johannesson's 1966 novel, The Tale of the Big Computer (which first appeared in an American edition in 1968), offers a history of the development of computers as told by an advanced computer of the future. In an unemotional, utterly convincing essay, it describes the gradual obsolescence and disappearance of its creator, man.
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