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Computers approach 'i
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amazing popularity of the movie "Star
the enduring cult of the old television series '
have many fans wondering how soon compute!
can match devices such as the fictional R2D2,
seemingly omniscient starship computer abo
terprise.
Much of ihe technology for matching thos
wizards already exists, according to Jack Cooj
of computer services at USC. The major
matching the movie computers are languagi
Computers require technical, exact phrasing <
"The main problem is getting computers to
speech," Cooper said. "That's still an experin
Human speech is amazingly complicated."
"COMPUTERS would have to have speech t
into the smallest possible pieces of informatic
instructions on how to put it back together
"Right now, computers can't understand a^
Dersoil or a statement nhraspd in an unfamiliar
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;>er, director But the "Star Trek" computer is 1
obstacles in future.
s and size.
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rprise, all their data is
mputer for it and get an "The need for su
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.ailed mass storage that necessity is still
in this way." computer age."
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computer constantly monitors and
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lities for Captain Kirk, all at once.
a start at this with what we call timee?
computer's extreme speed in moving
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'ooper said.
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;>f the future is the complexity of their
immers now have to direct the computer
Iving a problem. Programming com
and complex or inconsistently worded
involve so many variables it probably
organized through another computer,
ch advanced systems has not yet become
"When it does, they'll be built. Alter all,
the mother of invention, even in the
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was taken to Richland Memorial
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to emergency treatment and was
lost released, said officials there.
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members, $4.00 for non-paid
members and $6.00 for nonI
be students. Couples tickets are $0, $8
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