THE IMPACT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY,
Abstract
Computer hardware design is progressing at such a rate that it is difficult to understand where it is now, much less where it is going. On the other hand, computer software still exists only as a pre-science technology, and therefore it is very difficult to make any generalizations about its status, other than to say that it is a sufficiently primitive art to require the name 'Computer Sciences' in most centers of research. The paper makes an attempt to move away from analyzing computer capability only in terms of raw hardware speeds, and tries to give a rounded picture of the disadvantages as well as the advantages of some radically new machine designs. The point of view is that of a person interested in solving very large and complex problems. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0710262
Entities
People
- William R. Graham
Organizations
- RAND Corporation