They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.

They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.

他们说电脑处理数字。这完全是无稽之谈。计算机处理任何种类的任意信息。

-- Ted Nelson 泰德·尼尔森