[ctdonath2]

You weren’t the only one.
Plenty of us waited hours, days, or longer to generate fractals that today can be rendered in seconds now (if not real time frame rates).

Back then, I wondered what would happen if you devoted a then-supercomputer (filed a room, tens of millions of dollars) to a user interface. Now I’m using it to write this using one that fits in my pocket and cost a day’s wage.

[roadcat]

http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/info_and_tech/computer_1950.htm

Scientists from the Rand Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look in the year 2000. However, the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also, scientists readily admit that the computer will require not-yet-invented technology though 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.