They had imagined a computer built from the universe.
A computer built on that scale might be able to solve problems that today's computers cannot solve.
In 1999, Ehud Shapiro, a researcher at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, suggested a design for a computer built out of nothing more than carefully engineered biological molecules.
It faces competition from machine-based systems such as Watson, a computer built by IBM that digests large bodies of data and draws inferences from them.
It is still not clear what features Windows 7 will include, but some clues can be gleaned from Microsoft's Surface, a computer built into a tabletop with multi-touch input.
Von Neumann certainly supported the idea of building an H-bomb — indeed, he advocated preventive nuclear war against Russia — but he also viewed the bomb as a chance to get a computer built.
Next there's the Dos Owls ODIN, an all-in-one projector with a computer built in.
Basically, this is a computer built around an MSI GTX 1070 and that's fine with me.
For reference, the Hub has a computer built in, so it's a more plug and play sort of affair.
The $149.99 Adidas 1 adapts to your individual needs and running surfaces with a computer built into the shoe.
