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Comment by throwawa14223

3 months ago

But we've had Eliza since the 60's so what is there to get excited about?

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stavros  3 months ago

We've also had sand, so I'm not sure what this "CPU" hype is about.

  • throwawa14223  3 months ago

    There's a big jump in utility from sand to a transistor.

    • stavros  3 months ago

      Yes, that was exactly my point.

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