in this weeks reading , licklider talked about the future relationship between man and computers. he believed that eventually man and computer would be able to work together to make decisions and solve complex situations without depending and a pre-determined problem solving program. To me this calls into question the idea that computers could be able to think on their own. I personally don't believe that computers can think on their own, because they lack the capacity to emote, and they have to be programed in way so that the can "think"

Another point that licklider talked about was the storing of memory on tape and the ability to transfer it. I think its very interesting how he predicts the first flash/ portable hard drives for peoples use. This shows just how far we have come since 1960.