Andsotheytendtobeveryintimidatingbecausein a verysmallspacethere's billionsofelectronsrunningaroundandwecan't reallyget a holdonexactlywhattheylooklike.
Butthekeythingaboutitisthatlet's say I couldmove 100 timesfasterthananyoneinhere.
でも、重要なのは、僕がここにいる誰よりも100倍速く動けるとしよう。
Intheblinkofyoureye, I couldrunoutthereand I couldgrab a bouquetoffreshspringflowersorsomethingand I couldrunbackinhereand I couldsnapmyfingersandyou'd allthink I was a magicianorsomething.
Andyet I wasbasicallydoing a seriesofreallysimpleinstructions, moving, runningoutthere, grabbingsomeflowers, runningback, snappingmyfingers, but I couldjustdothemsofastthatyouwouldthinkthattherewassomethingmagicalgoingon.
Butthenextbreakthroughwaswhensomebodytookoneoftheselargeelectricmotorsandtheyran a shaftthroughthemiddleof a factoryandthrough a seriesofbeltsandpulleyssharedthehorsepowerofthisonelargeelectricmotoron 15 or 20 medium-sizedworkstations, therebyallowingoneelectricmotortobecostjustifiedonsomemedium-scaletasks.
And I thinkwehave a chance, focusingonthisnewcomputingtechnology, meetingpeopleinthe 80s, thefactthatcomputersandsocietyareouton a firstdateinthe 80s, wehave a chancetomakethesethingsbeautifulandwehave a chancetocommunicatesomethingthroughthedesignoftheobjectsthemselves.
When I talkon a telephonewithanyone, webothhavetobeonthephoneatthesametime.
誰かと電話で話すときは、2人同時にいなければならない。
When I'm workingorwhen I wanttosendsomethingtosomebodywith a computerterminal, I wanttodo a drawingandzipitoverandputitintheirmailbox, theydon't needtobethere.
Andthey'vegotthiscomputerandthisvideodischookeduptogetherandonthescreenyouseeyourselflookingdown a streetandyoucantouchthescreenandthere's somearrowsonthescreenandyoucantouchwalkforward.
And I thinkaswelooktowardsthenext 50 to 100 years, ifwereallycancomeupwiththesemachinesthatcancaptureanunderlyingspiritoranunderlyingsetofprinciplesoranunderlyingwayoflookingattheworld, thenwhenthenextAristotlecomesaround, maybeifhecarriesaroundoneofthesemachineswithhimhiswholelife, hisorherwholelife, andtypesinallthisstuff, thenmaybesomedayaftertheperson's deadandgone, wecanaskthismachine, hey, whatwouldAristotlehavesaid?
Butitisn't verylongbeforeyouget a communityofusersusingthesethingsthatreallywanttohookthemalltogether, becauseultimately a computerisgoingtobe a toolforcommunication.
Theoneinstallationthatstandsoutis a Xeroxdiditat a placecalledPaloAltoResearchCenter, orPARCforshort.
特に目立つのは、ゼロックスがパロアルト研究所(Palo Alto Research Center、略してPARC)で行ったものだ。
Andtheyhookedabout 100 computerstogetheronwhat's called a localareanetwork, whichisjust a cablethatcarriesallthisinformationbackandforth.
そして、約100台のコンピュータをローカルエリアネットワークと呼ばれるものに接続した。
Andaninterestingthinghappenedwhentheydidthat.
そうすると面白いことが起きた。
Whathappenedwasthatyou'd have a distributionlist.
何が起きたかというと、配信リストができたんだ。
Soyou'd wanttosend a memotoallthepeopleinthisgroup.
だから、このグループの全員にメモを送ることになる。
Andsoyou'd say, OK, you'd write a memoandyou'd sendittothedistributionlistforallthepeopleinterestedintheNovemberforecastor a newproductdeltaorwhateveryou'reworkingon.
Anditwas a very, veryinterestingphenomenonbecause I thinkthatthat's exactlywhat's goingtohappen, isthataswestarttotiethesethingstogether, they'regoingtofacilitatecommunicationandfacilitatebringingpeopletogetherinthespecialintereststhattheyhave.
So I thinkifwe'rereallyinterestedin a distributedsocietywheretheabilitytounderstandthingsandtheabilitytodistillknowledgefrominformationispossessiblebyeveryone, thefirstthingwe'vegottodoisgivetoolstopeopletohelpthemdothat.
So I thinkthefirststeptowardsensuringthatwedon't get a concentrationofsomethingthatyoudon't wantistodistributethatintelligence, ifyouwill, thatcanturnallthisinformationintosomesortofknowledgeforus, sothatwecangetonandwecanlookatanycongressionaltestimonythathastodowithguncontrol, anyjournalarticlespublished, anynewspaperarticlespublished, sothat I cancomehomeandon a weekendperusetheweeklyoutpouringofinformation, butput a filteronitbecause I'm onlyinterestedinguncontrol.
And I canfindoutthatmycongressmangavesometestimonylastweekaboutguncontrolthat I didn't agreewith, so I cangetonandwritehim a prettynastyletterandzingitontheemailsystemandmakesurethatatleastoneofhisaideswillreadittomorrow.
And I thinkthatthatprobablyis a lotmoreimportantthanworryingabouttheseglobaldatabases.
そしてそれは、世界的なデータベースを心配するよりもずっと重要なことだと思う。
I don't thinkthatyou'regoingtofind...
私は、あなたが...
We'removingrapidlyintoaneraofelectronicfundstransfer, and I thinkthat's probablythethingthatpeoplearemostconcernedaboutrightnow, becauseyoucouldkeep a historyofourwhereaboutsandthingslikethatjustbasedonfinancialtransactions, and I thinkthat's thethingpeoplearemostconcernedaboutrightnow.
Californiais a, oh, 22, I think $300 billioneconomy.
カリフォルニアの経済規模は2200億ドル、3000億ドルだと思う。
GNP, basically, isassociatedwithCalifornia.
GNPは基本的にカリフォルニアに関連している。
AndCaliforniadoesn't haveanything.
カリフォルニアには何もない。
Thereisn't onescrapofpaper.
紙くずひとつない。
Theredidn't usedtobeonescrapofpaperwrittendown.
昔は紙の切れ端ひとつ書いていなかった。
SoGovernorBrowngotallthesepeopletogetherandsaidwe'vegottofigureoutwherewe'regoingbecausewedon't wanttohave a plannedeconomy, butweneedtheinfrastructuretosupportit.
AndsooneofthethingsthatAppledecidedtodo, andthisisnotgoingtomake a giantdifference, butitcouldbe a catalysttogetsomethingstarted, iswedecidedwewantedtogive a computertoeveryschoolinAmerica.
Andwhat I meanbythatismostofusdidn't maketheclotheswe'rewearing, andwedidn't cookorgrowthefoodthatweeat, andwe'respeaking a languagethatwasdevelopedbyotherpeople.