tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post3103922621708716693..comments2023-12-24T06:56:37.861+00:00Comments on David's Blog: Voluntary action - and computersDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-37949828618567814212009-02-04T12:41:00.000+00:002009-02-04T12:41:00.000+00:00The advance in computer speeds over the last 40 ye...The advance in computer speeds over the last 40 years IS impresive. I think it has been enabled by technical change. However even without a radical change improvement is possible. In the same 40 years family car fuel consumption has probably increased from, say, 30 miles per gallon to around 55 mpg with the car being really quite similar. In my own trade, papermaking, the machine speed in those 40 years have gone from 34 miles per hour to 67 mph. I am ashamed to admit that the man who invented the papermachine in 1810 would still recognise it, and could probably run one. Just because we can't revolutionise something dosen't mean we can't tweak!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853027942833765342noreply@blogger.com