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.
ໃນ​ປີ 1950, ຄອມ​ພິວ​ເຕີ​ໄດ້​ຂຶ້ນ​ຫ້ອງ​ທັງ​ຫມົດ​ແລະ​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ຂີ້​ຕົວະ​ກ​່​ວາ​ເຄື່ອງ​ຄິດ​ເລກ​ໃນ​ຖົງ​ໃນ​ມື້​ນີ້. ແຕ່ຄວາມຄືບຫນ້າແມ່ນໄວ, ແລະໃນປີ 1960 ພວກເຂົາສາມາດດໍາເນີນໂຄງການທີ່ສັບສົນ. ລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລຕ່າງໆໃນທົ່ວໂລກຄິດວ່າມັນຈະດີຫຼາຍ ຖ້າເຄື່ອງຈັກສາມາດສົນທະນາ, ບຳລຸງສ້າງການຮ່ວມມື ແລະ ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າທາງວິທະຍາສາດ.