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From: caasi@sdsu.UUCP (Richard Caasi)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: input devices for the computer of the future
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Date: 19 Jan 89 19:30:34 GMT
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Well, while we're on the subject of man machine interfaces, why not just
wire some electrodes directly into the brain and dispense with the infinite
variations of input devices.  This would solve the eyestrain problem, the
machine code to ascii/ebcdic mapping, the typing problem, eliminate voice
input issues, etc., etc.  After all the brain processes more information
that the average speed reader could absorb.  Hust think of it, the
ultimate form of communication - the direct transfer of thought with no
ambiguities (or typos); in short, complete understanding; no need for the
discrete symbol-processing system we call human language to constrain the
analog world of thinking.  Maybe we could neural network front ends to
powerful computers to hook up to.        ^ use

Richard Caasi
San Diego State University