The earliest computers (1950) were not designed with distinct hard and software portions. Rather, the computer was really just a more sophisticated machine that was operated by the rapid transfer of electrical impulses.
但電腦設備不是人，不像人會看機器操作手冊、懂得遵照規定使用，那麼，軟體如何指揮硬體呢？「其實，在一九五○年代電腦剛誕生時，並沒有所謂的硬體、軟體之分」，美國匹茲堡大學電腦博士、經智資訊公司總經理王立力說。