In 1950, computers took up whole rooms and were dumber than today’s pocket calculators. But progress was swift, and by 1960 they were able to run complex programs. Governments and universities across the globe thought it would be great if the machines could talk, nurturing collaboration and scientific breakthroughs.
Godine 1950. kompjuteri su zauzimali čitave prostorije i bili su gluplji od današnjih džepnih kalkulatora. Ali napredak je bio brz, i do 1960. godine bili su u stanju da pokreću složene programe. Vlade i univerziteti širom svijeta smatrali su da bi bilo sjajno kada bi mašine mogle razgovarati, njegujući saradnju i naučna otkrića.