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Xeo · May 9, 2001, 06:44 PM

That would be nice. I mean, we could organize them so we could get stuff easier. We could throw away the useless "files" we don't need. We could get rid of bad "files" so we don't have to think about them anymore. We could implement a to-do list, so we don't forget to do something (which I do a lot).

What if we had a search feature as well? Then when someone comes up to us and says, "Hi, it's been a long time!" you could search the face and instantly know who was talking to you.

What if HDs could hold as much as our brains? How big would that HD be? What if computers were like our brains? It would kinda suck to have it "forget" things, or hold a grudge when you do something it doesn't like.

What if?

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Ruby · May 9, 2001, 06:59 PM

Gosh, if my brain was like a computer I would definitley need more RAM...

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suprz · May 9, 2001, 08:39 PM

hmmm...lets see...i would like it to have more ram, and 1000gb hd. and last but not least a 733mhz G4...

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tie · May 9, 2001, 08:56 PM

I would swear at myself for being too slow. I would never know what I wanted to do. I'd screw up my projects royally and spurt gibberish if anyone asked what happened. I wouldn't know any grammar. I'd crash every night.

sek929 · May 9, 2001, 09:37 PM

There are, in fact, many diseases where people's brains function much like a computer does. Most of time these people are mentally unstable (IE: Rain Man). I'll take my forgetful sane (sometimes) brain thsank you very much.

Plus imagine the incompatibilities between the Windows brains and the Mac brains. We wouldn't be able to walk and chew gum at the same time (unless we shelled out 130$ for the new X brain). And all the wiindows people would be ugly just like their OS.

Not to mention you don't want a general protection fault when flying a plane or diffusing a bomb....

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juanvaldes · May 10, 2001, 12:19 AM

I remember reading somewhere a while back that are brain functions roughly like a 20Mhz CPU. But because of the dynamic way our brain stores information in our memory we are able to function much faster. ie, we see an apple shape and then connect that to the macintosh which then leads to computer and so on...

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"Imagine the disincentive to software development if after months of work another company could come along and copy your work and market it under its own name...without legal restraints to such copying, companies like Apple could not afford to advance the state of the art."
- Bill Gates, 1983 (New York Times, 25 Sep 1983, p. F2)

juanvaldes · May 10, 2001, 12:32 AM

Sometimes I just don't get it...flood control tells me that my post didn't go through...go back repost since it's been 10 minutes and now I have double posted...

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l'ignorante · May 10, 2001, 02:36 AM

If my brain was a computer I would be
-playing a game of chess with Anatoli.
-finishing my article on sub-atomic particles and dark matter.
-printing out my 1000th fuge
-reading all the classics ever written
-going insane
-pu l l i n g m y p l u g

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fisherKing · May 10, 2001, 02:51 AM

who'd hit reset after a freeze?
would tech support be free?
when would there be an system upgrade?
would it be worth sacrificing performance for greater battery life?
if i ran osx, would there be enough apps?
would i be obsolete in two years?
what if my girlfriend leaves me for another os??
how often should i run techtool pro?
can i watch dvds while i run work apps?
probably important to backup regularly...
if i fell, will i still run well?
will there be a lot of harddrive noise?
can i get a bigger, quieter harddrive?
what else can i upgrade...video ram?
will i wind up on ebay when next years model comes out??

(can i stop this now?? yes. yes, i can)

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eep! · May 10, 2001, 05:22 AM

Would we have fans or heatsinks?
How would we zap our pram?
I'd really like an internal clock (i'm always forgetting to put my watch on. OT: if you forget to put your watch on, why does it feel like you forgot something serious like, pants?)

davesimondotcom · May 10, 2001, 12:25 PM

As long as my brain isn't running Windows, I'm ok with this metaphor.

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Windows are easily broken.

foobars · May 10, 2001, 12:32 PM

What if we made this into a movie?
http://aimovie.warnerbros.com/

l'ignorante · May 10, 2001, 12:46 PM

clever logo.

rob5243 · May 10, 2001, 08:33 PM

That is a cool logo.

thirtyfootsmurf · May 11, 2001, 11:10 AM

Well...
If my brain was like a computer...

I would be incredibly stupid (unless someone loaded everything in the wntire world into my head and then I would know everything).
I would need people to tell me what to do.
I would think in binary...
I would complain if something went wrong...

Any more???

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Jsnuff1 · May 11, 2001, 12:35 PM

if our brains were like computers im sure we would find something better to do wiht our time than post all day in forums

Kestral · May 11, 2001, 12:45 PM

Just keep iTunes booted and keep the mp3's coming!!