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Computer and the Mouse

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***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

A computer is a machine which manipulates data according to a list of instructions.



Computers take numerous physical forms. The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century (around 1940 - 1941), although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier. Early electronic computers were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers. Modern computers are based on comparatively tiny integrated circuits and are millions to billions of times more capable while occupying a fraction of the space.

Today, simple computers may be made small enough to fit into a wrist watch and be powered from a watch battery. Personal computers in various forms are icons of the information age and are what most people think of as "a computer". However, the most common form of computer in use today is by far the embedded computer. Embedded computers are small, simple devices that are often used to control other devices—for example, they may be found in machines ranging from fighter aircraft to industrial robots, digital cameras, and even children's toys.
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hot summer day--
I lean toward the computer's
cool blue start-up screen

Larry Bole, Kigo Hotline

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cat and the mouse
taking a nap -
autumn solitude

© Gabi Greve, October 2004



online ...
outside of my window
the seasons change

April 2008


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the restless patter
of a computer keyboard -
alone at midnight

Bill Kenney, New York, 2007


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winter dawn~
the cherry tree on my screen
still in blossom

Dana-Maria Onica, France


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bug-watcher
an ant comes and goes
inside his keyboard

Rosa Clement


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back on line
600 haiku
in out of the cold

Sally Evans


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winter night ...
the computer screen falls asleep
before I do

Ella Wagemakers


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