For the mighty army of consumers, the ultimate applications of the computer revolution are still around the bend of a silicon circuit.
对广大消费者而言，要全面应用计算机革命的一切成果为时尚早。
It is estimated that there are at least 25,000 applications of the computer awaiting discovery.
据估计，计算机至少还有二万五千种用途有待我们去发现。
Notes The Economist:To ask what the applications are is like asking what are the applications of electricity.
《经济学家》杂志曾发表文章评论说，"要问计算机有多少种用途，就同问电有多少种用途一样。
Certainly the miracle chip will affect American life in ways both benign and productive.
神奇的集成电路片必然会以既有益又有效的方式影响美国生活，
The computer revolution is stimulating intellects, liberating limbs and propelling vmankind to a higher order of existence.
计算机革命正在促进人的智力发展，解放人的四肢，将人类生活提到一个更高的水平。
(from time, February 20,1978)
(摘自《时代》，1978年2月20日)